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Breast Cancer
Prediction model being developed to identify risk of developing anemia
January 19th, 2006
A prediction model is being developed to identify patients at risk of developing anemia during chemotherapy for breast cancer. "At present, oncologists prescribe chemotherapy according to standard dose schedules, and as a result many patients develop serious, dose-limiting toxic effects such as anemia. We aimed to develop a prediction model for anemia in patients with breast cancer who were receiving adjuvant chemotherapy," scientists in Canada reported. "We reviewed medical records of 331 patients who had received adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Patients were divided randomly into a derivation sample (n=221) and internal-validation sample...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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