Thermography : is a new diagnostic method necessary for breast cancer detection ?
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B cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide (in 2010, nearly 1.5 million people were told: »You have breast cancer«). It is also the principal cause of 500,000 deaths from cancer among women globally (1). The progress achieved in diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases offers encouragement to both physicians and diseased women; the physicians have managed to save many lives, and many lives have been prolonged.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012