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Breast Cancer
Studies from S. Dawood and co-researchers yield new data on breast cancer
December 4th, 2008
" Overall, breast cancer mortality has been declining in the United States, but survival studies of patients with stage IV disease are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in and factors affecting survival in a large population-based cohort of patients with newly diagnosed stage IV breast cancer," scientists in the United States report. "Patients and Methods We searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry to identify female patients with stage IV breast cancer diagnosed between 1988 and 2003. Patients were divided into three groups according to year of diagnosis (1988 to 1993, 1994 to 1998, and 1999 to 2003). Survival outcomes were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-12-04)
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