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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2015; 36(02): 77-78
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.158822
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation in breast cancer: A new way forward

Ajeet Kumar Gandhi
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Daya Nand Sharma
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Goura Kishor Rath
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; National Cancer Institute, Second Campus All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jhajjar, Haryana, India
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