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Breast Cancer
Research from K. Matsumoto and co-authors reveals new findings on breast cancer
February 12th, 2009
"A nationwide survey was performed to investigate the current patterns of care for brain metastasis (BM) from breast cancer in Japan. A total of 351 survey questionnaires were sent to community or academic breast oncologists who were members of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society as of December 2005," investigators in Akashi, Japan report. "The questionnaire consists of 40 multiple choice questions in eight categories. Of 240 institutions sent survey questionnaires, 161 (67.1%) answered; 60% of institutions answered with '< 5' patients with BM every year; almost half (83 of 161) screened for BM in asymptomatic patients; surgical resection was rarely performed, as...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-12)
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