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Breast Cancer
Research from C.K. Gwede and co-researchers provides new data on breast cancer
September 4th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer, " Cancer patients experience multiple concurrent symptoms. This exploratory analysis assessed symptom burden among patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer to identify distinct subgroups of patients who experience differential symptom burden and assessed whether the patient subgroups were associated with deleterious quality of life (QOL) outcomes." "Materials and methods Women (N=133) with stage I and II breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy after primary surgery were evaluated at baseline and at the end of chemotherapy using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-04)
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