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Breast Cancer
Researchers from University of Windsor discuss findings in breast cancer
April 10th, 2008
"This study examined whether place and socio-economic status had differential effects on the survival of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ontario during the 1980s and the 1990s. The Ontario Cancer Registry provided 29,934 primary malignant breast cancer cases," scientists in Windsor, Canada report. "Successive historical cohorts (1986-1988 and 1995-1997) were, respectively, followed until 1994 and 2003. Diverse places were compared: the greater metropolitan Toronto area, other cities, ranging in size from 50,000 to a million people, smaller towns and villages, and rural and remote areas. Socio-economic data for each woman's residence at the time of diagnosis were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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