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Breast Cancer
New findings in breast cancer described
March 23rd, 2006
Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from France, the United States and Italy. Study 1: Residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy holds prognostic significance in breast cancer. "Prognostic factors are used to help clinical decision-making in selecting the appropriate treatment for individual patients. The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify one or more factors associated with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), in 710 patients (pts) with operable breast cancer, subjected to neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery, radiotherapy and adjuvant treatments," investigators in France reported. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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