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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer findings from C.M.B. Holloway and co-researchers published
January 22nd, 2009
"Preoperative diagnosis of breast cancer is a standard of care. We conducted a population-based study to determine the factors associated with the use of percutaneous needle biopsy to diagnose breast cancer in Ontario," scientists writing in the Canadian Journal of Surgery report. "We identified a total of 3644 women who underwent breast tissue sampling (percutaneous needle biopsy or surgical excision) that yielded a diagnosis of cancer between Apr. 1, 2002, and Dec. 31, 2002, and for whom we were able to obtain complete data. We performed univariate and multivariate analyses to examine the association between a number of variables and the use of percutaneous...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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