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Breast Cancer
Hazard rates of recurrence following diagnosis of primary breast cancer examined
April 14th, 2005
The hazard rates of recurrence following the diagnosis of primary breast cancer were examined. "We calculated hazard rates for recurrence in patients with primary breast cancer (stage I, II; no adjuvant therapy). Previous publications have indicated a peak in hazard rates for recurrence (or death) at approximately 2-3 years after diagnosis of primary breast cancer. However, there have been conflicting reports concerning the presence of a second peak at 5-7 years after diagnosis," scientists in the United States reported. "In this study, we estimated hazard functions by the Nelson-Aalen method and fit by cubic-linear and cubic-cubic-linear models to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-14)
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