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Breast Cancer
Study shows women recall breast cancer treatment data with accuracy
September 29th, 2005
A study from the University of Melbourne shows that women tend to recall breast cancer treatment data with a fair amount of accuracy. "Although self-report data on treatment for breast cancer are collected in some large epidemiologic studies, their accuracy is unknown," according to researchers in Australia. "As part of a population-based Breast Cancer Family Registry, questionnaires on initial breast cancer treatment and subsequent recurrence were mailed to Australian women diagnosed between 1991 and 1998." "These self-report data were validated against medical records for 895 women, wrote K. A. Phillips and colleagues. "The median recall period was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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