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Breast Cancer
Data on breast cancer reported by A.A. Santillan and co-researchers
May 22nd, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Locoregional chest wall recurrences involving ribs and/or sternum after primary surgical treatment predict a poor outcome in patients with breast cancer. The precise natural history and surgical outcome of these chest wall recurrences are not fully understood." "The objective of this study is to clarify the clinicopathological features of chest wall recurrence of breast cancer and evaluate prognostic factors predicting survival after chest wall resection and reconstruction (CWRR). A total of 28 patients who underwent CWRR at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center between December 1999 and September 2007 were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-22)
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