title: [Prognostic factors for breast cancer].
abstract: Recently, a variety of new prognostic factors for breast cancer have been advocated, although most of these studies are still preliminary. Until the results of definitive studies to evaluate the clinical usefulness of these new factors are obtained, it is practically relevant to plan a treatment schedule of breast cancer patients through classical prognostic factors such as tumor size, axillary lymph node status, histological grade, and estrogen/progesterone receptor status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002402:Cathepsin D / Q000378:metabolism; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018734:Genes, erbB-2; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; D002402:Cathepsin D