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Breast Cancer
Studies from R. Kaas and colleagues yield new information about breast cancer
July 10th, 2008
In this recently published article, scientists in Netherlands conducted a study "To compare the breast cancer stages found during MG alone surveillance in women at increased risk with those detected in a program where MRI was added. Stage results of in a retrospective MG alone study of prospectively followed patients, compared with the pooled stage results of breast cancers MG/MRI surveillance." "One hundred and-fifty-one patients were detected with a first or contralateral breast cancer. Interval cancers were diagnosed in 56% of the BRCA1, 42% of the BRCA2 and 28% of the non-BRCA carriers. A considerable proportion of the breast cancers were detected with breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)
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