Variations in prognostic factors in primary breast cancer throughout the menstrual cycle

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-16

  Kroman, N ^a,b   Thorpe, S M ^a   Wohlfahrt, J ^b   Andersen, K W ^a   Mouridsen, H T ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Menstrual cycle; Oestrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033956732     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0732     Document Type: Article

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