In a nutshell This study (2011) addressed the issue of understaging of invasive breast cancer using core-needle biopsy (CNB). Main findings: in this analysis of trials, about one in four diagnoses of ductal carcinomas in situ (DCIS) at CNB represented understaged invasive breast cancer. Some background CNB is a diagnostic procedure in which cells...
Read MoreIn a nutshell The present study examined the association between obesity and survival rates by breast cancer subtypes. They found that survival rates were lower in obese patients, particularly in women whose tumors were hormone receptor positive and HER2 negative. Some background Obesity is defined as a Body Mass...
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In a nutshell The present study compares two surgical techniques for the treatment of colon cancer: Open Colectomy (OC) and Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomy (LAC). They found that LAC may be preferred to OC for removal of colon cancer. Some background The first treatment of choice for colon cancer which is localized to the colonic...
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