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Breast Cancer
African-American breast cancer deemed the more aggressive phenotype
June 9th, 2005
Scientists distinguished that cyclin D1 overexpression was linked with estrogen receptor expression in Caucasian but not African-American breast cancer. According to recent research published in the journal Anticancer Research, "African-American (AA) breast cancer patients consistently show a shortened survival when compared with Caucasian patients. This worse prognosis is most likely due to a combination of socioeconomic factors and differences in tumor biology. Previous studies have demonstrated that cyclin D1 overexpression is strongly associated with estrogen receptor (ER) expression in breast cancer, but these series either included primarily Caucasian...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-09)
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