Search for dissertations about: "node-negative"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word node-negative.
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6. Novel biomarkers prediciting long-term survival in breast cancer
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, affecting over a million women worldwide every year. During the last decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the survival rates due to earlier detection and improved treatment. READ MORE
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7. Cyclin A and cyclin E as prognostic factors in early breast cancer
Abstract : Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Due to early detection and the use of screening programs approximately 60% of all new cases lack lymph node involvement. Today, a substantial proportion of these women will be offered adjuvant systemic chemotherapy. READ MORE
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8. Risk factors for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and uncontrolled local disease
Abstract : The aims of the study were to assess intrinsic and treatment related risk factors for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) and uncontrolled local disease (ULD) following breast-conserving surgery of early-stage invasive breast cancer. In a cohort of 759 women with T1-T2 tumors risk factors were evaluated. READ MORE
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9. Aspects in mammographic screening : Detection, prediction, recurrence and prognosis
Abstract : Screening mammograms comprising of 32 first round, 10 interval and 32 second round detected cancers and 46 normal were examined by an expert screener, a screening radiologist, a clinical radiologist and a computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) system. The expert screener, screening radiologist, clinical radiologist and the CAD detected 44, 41, 34 and 37 cancers, respectively, while their respective specificities were 80%, 83%, 100% and 22%. READ MORE
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10. Prognostic and treatment predictive factors for radio- and chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer patients- a step towards personlized medicine
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common cancer form among women in the Western world. Although treatment has improved during the last decades, there is still a significant proportion of the patients who are not cured. READ MORE