Quality of Life in Men With Breast Cancer

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This video highlights quality-of-life results from a large prospective study of men treated for breast cancer.

In this video, Kathryn J. Ruddy, MD, MPH, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses quality-of-life results from a large prospective study of men treated for breast cancer.

Results of the international study were presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held December 5–9 in San Antonio, Texas.

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