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Breast Cancer
Research from T. Uematsu and co-authors provides new data about breast cancer
June 18th, 2009
In this recent report published in the journal Radiology, researchers in Shizuoka, Japan conducted a study "To retrospectively evaluate the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of ''triple-negative'' breast cancer (ie, cancer that is estrogen receptor [ER] negative, progesterone receptor [PR] negative, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2] negative) and to compare them with those of breast cancers that are ER positive, PR positive, and HER2 negative. Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained." "The MR imaging findings in 176 randomly assigned women (mean age, 56 years; range, 29-87 years) with surgically confirmed...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-18)
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