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BioMed Central
Breast cancer tumors grow faster in younger women
May 22nd, 2008
A new approach to estimating tumour growth based on breast screening results from almost 400,000 women is published BioMed Central's open access journal, Breast Cancer Research. This new model can also estimate the proportion of breast cancers which are detected at screening (screen test sensitivity). It provides a new approach to simultaneously estimating the growth rate of breast cancer and the ability of mammography screening to detect tumours. The results of the study show that tumour growth rates vary considerably among patients, with generally slower growth rates with increasing age at diagnosis. Understanding how tumours grow is important in the planning and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-22)
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