Breast cancer: cured or not?
Survival following treatment of breast cancer may be estimated through the recognition of various prognostic factors. The Case Study presented here calls attention to several of these factors. The reliability and relative value of these prognosticators are discussed. Recommendations are offered for the practical application of prognostic information in the determination of expected mortality.
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American United Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-0368, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D008875:Middle Aged; D009385:Neoplastic Processes; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology