Creating Awareness About the Painless Nature of Early Breast Cancer Lump is Important in Low-Income Countries
Pankaj Garg MBBS, MS, Manishi Bansal MBBS, MD,
Mahak Garg BDS,
Brijesh Arora MBBS, MD, DM,
Manishi Bansal MBBS, MD
Department of Medical Oncology, Fortis Super-specialty Hospital, Mohali, Chandigarh, India
Search for more papers by this authorMahak Garg BDS
Department of Surgery, A-1 health clinic, Panchkula, Haryana, India
Search for more papers by this authorBrijesh Arora MBBS, MD, DM
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, India
Search for more papers by this authorPankaj Garg MBBS, MS, Manishi Bansal MBBS, MD,
Mahak Garg BDS,
Brijesh Arora MBBS, MD, DM,
Manishi Bansal MBBS, MD
Department of Medical Oncology, Fortis Super-specialty Hospital, Mohali, Chandigarh, India
Search for more papers by this authorMahak Garg BDS
Department of Surgery, A-1 health clinic, Panchkula, Haryana, India
Search for more papers by this authorBrijesh Arora MBBS, MD, DM
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, India
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