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Breast Cancer
Research reports from A. Stark and co-authors provide new insights into breast cancer
March 27th, 2008
" The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the race-specific risk associated with HER2/neu positive breast carcinoma in a prospective cohort design. Our secondary objectives were to assess prevalence of different breast cancer phenotypes between African-American and White women and to determine if race was associated with the risk of basal-like breast carcinoma phenotype in this cohort," scientists in the United States report. " Demographic, clinical and pathologic data were collected from existing databases. The status of HER2/neu and hormone receptors was dichotomized as either positive or negative. Immunohistochemistry taxonomy was used to assess...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-27)
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