Stage at diagnosis and comorbidity influence breast cancer survival in first nations women in Ontario, Canada

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2160-2167

  Sheppard, Amanda J ^a,b,c   Chiarelli, Anna M ^a,b   Marrett, Loraine D ^a,b   Nishri, E Diane ^a   Trudeau, Maureen E ^d  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053468062     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0459     Document Type: Article

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