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Breast Cancer
Studies in the area of breast cancer reported from J. Gnerlich and co-researchers
January 15th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for women with nonmetastatic breast cancer. In contrast, standard treatment for patients with Stage IV disease includes chemotherapy and radiation, with surgery usually reserved for local tumor-related complications." "Little is known about the predictive factors associated with primary tumor resection for Stage IV breast cancer. We conducted a retrospective, population-based, case-control study using the 1988-2003 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data. Using multiple logistic regression, we identified patient and tumor characteristics from among SEER region, age at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-15)
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