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Breast Cancer
Reports from Aarhus University highlight recent research in breast cancer
May 15th, 2008
" To examine the importance of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), and constructed subtypes in a large study randomly assigning patients to receive or not receive postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT). Patients and Methods The present analysis included 1,000 of the 3,083 high-risk breast cancer patients randomly assigned to PMRT in the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG) protocol 82 trials b and c. Tissue microarray sections were stained for ER, PgR, and HER-2," investigators in Aarhus, Denmark report. "Median follow-up time for patients alive was 17 years. End points were locoregional recurrence...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-15)
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