title: Clinical relevance of breast cancer biology.
abstract: Biological properties of breast cancer are reviewed in relation to their ability to provide information about etiology, prognosis, or response to therapy. The authors suggest guidelines for the rigorous and systematic evaluation of biologic factors in relation to the prognosis and treatment of breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Oza
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Tannock
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D016259:Genes, myc; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011379:Prognosis