Aims: To determine the 10-year overall survival (OS) in triple-negative (TN) and non-TN breast cancer (BC) patients, and to identify associated independent prognostic factors. Study Design: Descriptive and survival. Place and Duration of Study: Pathology Division at National Canc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2544
Aims: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, being exposure to estrogens the acknowledged main risk factor. CYP17, CYP19 and NQO1 are enzymes involved in the estrogen metabolism, so their polymorphisms may be involved in breast carcinogenesis. The aim of this...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4254
Aims: To ascertain the risk of pre-cancerous treatment failure considering selected genetic, environmental, and clinical characteristics among Brazilian women. Study Design: A prospective study developed in a cohort of women treated for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) le...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4316
Ana Lucia Amaral Eisenberg, Leila Chimelli, Mirian Carvalho de Souza, Fernanda Maria Braga Marinho, Maria Theresa Accioly, Marcelli Gatto de Brito, Sérgio Koifman & Eliana Abdelhay·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: To estimate the prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, among other variables, in triple-negative breast cancer patients with a 17-year disease-free survival. Study Design: A retrospective study of 79 patients was conducted to investigate treatment, and clinical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25507