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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study results from D. Gupta et al described
October 30th, 2008
"Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an easy-to-use, non-invasive, and reproducible technique to evaluate changes in body composition and nutritional status. Phase angle, determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), detects changes in tissue electrical properties and has been hypothesized to be a marker of malnutrition," investigators in the United States report. "Since malnutrition can be found in patients with breast cancer, we investigated the prognostic role of phase angle in breast cancer. We evaluated a case series of 259 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Kaplan Meier method was used to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-30)
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