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Breast Cancer
Findings in breast cancer reported from M.J. Hooning and co-researchers
January 22nd, 2009
" Few studies have examined whether modern radiotherapy and chemotherapy affect the risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC), and results are inconclusive. Patients and Methods We assessed long-term risk of CBC in a predominantly young breast cancer (BC) population (n = 7,221), focusing on the effects of radiation dose, chemotherapy, and family history of BC," scientists in Netherlands report. "Risk of CBC was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models. Radiotherapy-associated risk of CBC increased with decreasing age at first treatment (age < 35 years, hazard ratio [HR] = 1.78; 95% CI, 0.85 to 3.72; age > 45 years, HR = 1.09; 95% CI, 0.82 to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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