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Breast Cancer
New findings reported from University of Basel describe advances in breast cancer
September 4th, 2008
According to recent research from Basel, Switzerland, "Previous research evaluating the use of adjuvant endocrine therapy among postmenopausal breast cancer patients showed with 15-50% wide ranges of non-adherence rates. We evaluated this issue by analysing an unselected study group comprising of 325 postmenopausal women, diagnosed from 1997 to 2003 with hormonal receptor-positive invasive breast cancer." "The different clinical situations that led to the discontinuation of adjuvant endocrine therapy were clearly defined and differentiated: non-adherence was not simply the act of stopping medication, but rather the manifestation of an intentional behaviour of the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-04)
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