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Breast Cancer Complications
Tokuhashi score predicted life expectancy of breast cancer patients with spinal metastases
December 15th, 2005
The Tokuhashi score could be used to predict the life expectancy of patients with breast cancer with spinal metastases. According to recent research published in the journal Spine, "[We conducted a] retrospective study of 55 consecutive patients with spinal metastases secondary to breast cancer who underwent surgery. [Our goal was] to evaluate the predictive value of the Tokuhashi score for life expectancy in patients with breast cancer with spinal metastases. The score, composed of 6 parameters each rated from 0 to 2, has been proposed by Tokuhashi and colleagues for the prognostic assessment of patients with spinal metastases." "A total of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-15)
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