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Dennis Deapen

Researcher at University of Southern California

Publications -  205
Citations -  16417

Dennis Deapen is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 200 publications receiving 13902 citations. Previous affiliations of Dennis Deapen include University of Michigan & University of California, San Francisco.

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The relationship between breast cancer and augmentation mammaplasty: an epidemiologic study.

TL;DR: A retrospective cohort study of 3111 women followed through various public and medical records for a total of 18,476 person-years suggests that many such women may have a reduced amount of breast tissue, but data on this are unavailable.
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An informed decision? Breast cancer patients and their knowledge about treatment.

TL;DR: There is a need for fundamental changes in patient education to ensure that women are able to make informed decisions about their breast cancer treatment, including an increase in the use of decision aids and the speed at which treatment decisions are made.
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Childbearing and survival after breast carcinoma in young women

TL;DR: The authors measured relative mortality among young patients with breast carcinoma with and without births occurring after diagnosis, and found that childbearing after a diagnosis of breast carcin cancer affects survival.
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Breast cancer: do specialists make a difference?

TL;DR: Treatment by a surgical oncologist resulted in a 33% reduction in the risk of death at 5 years of breast cancer treatment, and the effect of surgical specialization cannot be entirely attributed to volume effects.