Do changes in lymph node status distribution explain trends in survival of breast cancer patients in Denmark?

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 398-404

  Rostgaard, Klaus ^a   Vaeth, Michael ^b   Rootzén, Helle ^c   Mouridsen, Henning ^d   Olesen, Knud P ^e   Lynge, Elsebeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Awareness; Breast cancer; Cancer staging; Lymph nodes; Survival; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33747519655     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200610000-00004     Document Type: Article

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