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Breast Cancer
Research from F. Kerendi et al broadens understanding of breast cancer
April 30th, 2009
"As breast cancer survival improves, the incidence of additional malignancies will likely rise. Identification of a lung nodule in a patient with known breast cancer poses a challenging diagnostic problem," researchers in the United States report. "This study outlines the management of such patients and identifies factors that correlate with survival. From 1977 through 2002, 35 patients with known breast cancer were identified with an additional primary lung cancer. Data were collected from a retrospective chart review. Median and 2- year survival were determined by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analysis identified independent predictors of survival....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-30)
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