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Breast cancer: getting the diagnosis right
Author(s) -
Henderson Michael A,
Cawson Jennifer M,
Bilous Michael
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb124701.x
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cancer , radiology , fine needle aspiration cytology , physical examination , biopsy
Distinguishing between early breast cancer and benign conditions, which are much more common, can be difficult. Careful clinical examination and directed imaging, supported by fine needle aspiration cytology, provide a high level of diagnostic accuracy.