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Investigators at University of Auckland target breast cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 30th, 2008

" To investigate differences in breast cancer biological characteristics between ethnic groups in Auckland, New Zealand. Prospective cohort study," scientists in Auckland, New Zealand report.

" Auckland Breast Cancer Study Group. All people diagnosed with breast cancer in the greater Auckland area between 2000 and 2005 who agreed to participate (1,577). Main outcome measures Size, grade, lymph node status, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), grade allowing for size, all compared with ethnicity. NZ Maori and Pacific Island participants had larger tumours (P < 0.0001), higher grade tumours (P < 0.0001) with more...

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