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Breast Cancer
New tool can assess side effects of treatment and prevention of breast cancer
April 7th, 2005
A new tool may be able to help clinicians and researchers monitor and assess the side effects of the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. The tool may also be able to help women who are looking for information on what to expect from breast cancer treatment or chemoprevention, according to a study in the March 16, 2005, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Annette L. Stanton, PhD, of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues used the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) Symptom Checklist to develop the BCPT Symptom Scales to assess side effects among four groups of women...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-07)
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