title: Invited commentary: The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on patients with locally advanced breast cancer in a nigerian semiurban teaching hospital: a single-center descriptive study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. ines@orthoserve.co.za
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buccimazza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000188:drug therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005472:Fluorouracil
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