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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been published by scientists at Harvard University
February 26th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, " Adjuvant! Online (www.adjuvantonline.org) is a software model that predicts the benefit of adjuvant therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer. The model has been validated, is widely consulted, and has been shown to influence patient choices in the clinical setting." "Adjuvant! requires the clinician to input patient age, tumor size, grade, hormone receptor status, number of positive lymph nodes, and comorbidity level. Because comorbidity is strongly and independently associated with survival, this study tested the hypothesis that Adjuvant! predictions would be sensitive to comorbidity inputs. Investigators...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-26)
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