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Breast Cancer
Recent findings from B. Thompson and co-authors highlight research in breast cancer
April 3rd, 2008
"Australian women with early breast cancer should be given the choice between breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. This is the first Australian study to report on patterns of surgical care specifically for early breast cancer at a population level," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology report. "Two population-based routine data collections were linked to obtain surgical treatment information for breast cancer cases diagnosed in 2004 in Queensland, from which we identified 1274 cases of early female breast cancer. Logistic regression was used to assess the likelihood of female breast cancer patients having mastectomy, BCS, and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-03)
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