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Breast Cancer
Study findings from A. Gakwaya et al provide new insights into breast cancer
August 14th, 2008
"The objective was to investigate survival of breast cancer patients at Mulago Hospital. A retrospective study of the medical records of 297 breast cancer patients referred to the combined breast clinic housed in the radiotherapy department between 1996 and 2000 was done," scientists in Kampala, Uganda report. "The female/male ratio was 24:1. The age range was 22 - 85 years, with a median of 45 years and peak age group of 30 - 39 years. Twenty-three percent had early disease ( stages 0 - IIb) and 26% had metastatic disease. Poorly differentiated was the most common pathological grade (58%) followed by moderately differentiated (33%) and well-differentiated (9%) tumours....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-14)
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