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Breast Cancer
New data from B.S. Yadav et al illuminate research in breast cancer
April 24th, 2008
Researchers in Chandigarh, India conducted a study "To study the potential risk factors for contralateral breast cancer (CBC) in women after treatment of the primary breast cancer. Between January 1985 and December 1995, records of 1084 breast cancer patients at our institution were analyzed for incidence of CBC." "In all the patients a detailed analysis was carried out with respect to age, disease stage, radiation therapy technique, dose, the use of chemotherapy or hormone therapy, and other clinical and/ or pathologic characteristics. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the acturial rate of CBC. The Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-24)
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