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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer mortality is associated with region, race, and socioeconomic status
March 23rd, 2006
Breast cancer survival analyzed by region and race may be useful in mortality predictions. According to researchers in the United States, "Where and how one lives is associated with cancer survival. This study was designed to assess geographical region of residence, race/ethnicity, and clinical and socioeconomic factors as predictors of survival in a population based cohort of women with breast cancer followed for up to 12 years." V. Grann and colleagues at Columbia University explained, "In a cohort of 218,879 breast cancer patients >20 years of age at diagnosis, registered in the database of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Surveillance,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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