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Breast Cancer
Reports outline breast cancer study results from Medical University of South Carolina
August 21st, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Surgical resection is the cornerstone of therapy in patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer. Previous studies have reported underuse of adjuvant therapy among African Americans (AA)." "This study explores the independent effect of race on surgical resection in a recent, population-based sample of breast cancer patients. All cases of nonmetastatic breast cancer reported to the our state Cancer Registry between 1996 and 2002 were identified and linked to the state Inpatient/Outpatient Surgery Files and the 2000 Census. Characteristics between Caucasian and AA patients were compared using Student's t and chi-square...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-21)
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