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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings recently were published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Medical Department
November 6th, 2008
"Using the 2006 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and the 2004 Area Resource File (ARF), the likelihood of mastectomy for stages I-III breast cancer patients in urban versus rural populations are examined. County and patient level data are evaluated for impact on receipt of mastectomy," scientists in the United States report. "Patient variables included age, stage, race, and marital status, and community variables are income, employment, and radiation facility staff density. The likelihood of mastectomy in urban and rural patients, and the impact of the different variables on that procedure, is reported. This retrospective analysis of a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-06)
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