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Breast Cancer
Scientists at University of Texas publish research in breast cancer
May 8th, 2008
"The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the association and prognostic value of body mass index (BMI) at the time of initial diagnosis in patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC)," scientists in the United States report. "The analysis includes the subsets of inflammatory (IBC) and noninflammatory (non-IBC LABC) breast cancer. We identified 602 patients who had LABC treated on prospective clinical trials," wrote S. Dawood and colleagues, University of Texas. The researchers concluded: "BMI was divided into three groups: (a) <= 24.9 (normal/underweight), (b) 25.0 to 29.9." Dawood and colleagues...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-08)
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