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Breast Cancer
Data from University of Texas advance knowledge in breast cancer
July 6th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, " To evaluate whether diabetes affects patterns of adjuvant chemotherapy use, toxic effects of chemotherapy, and breast cancer outcomes. Patients and Methods By using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we identified patients aged 66 years or older who had stages I through III breast cancer that was diagnosed between 1992 and 2002." "Multivariable regression analyses were performed to determine the effect of diabetes on use of chemotherapy, toxicities, and outcomes. The risks of all-cause mortality and breast cancer specific (BCS) mortality were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method. Our...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-07-06)
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