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Breast Cancer
Studies in the area of breast cancer reported from University of Colombo
April 2nd, 2009
According to a study from Colombo, Sri Lanka, "Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among Sri Lankan women. The aim of this study was to document the breast cancer profile of a group of Sri Lankan women and compare it with regional data." "tumor characteristics and predicted prognosis are compared with the immune profile. A total of 814 Sri Lankan women with breast cancer were studied, with their information retrieved from patient records. Tumor type and grade were reassessed on routine tissue sections. The Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI) was calculated. Estrogen receptors (ER) and human epidermal receptor 2 (HER2) were assessed using Dako antibodies. Strong nuclear...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-02)
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