title: Is estrogen receptor study useful in prognostication of breast cancer patients in India?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the validity of estrogen receptor (ER) status of breast tumor as a prognostic marker in clinical practice in the Indian perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-three patients of breast cancer attending breast clinic IPGMER, Kolkata were included in this study. All patients underwent surgery. Metastatic status and tumor were done. Immunohistochemistry was also used for further analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically we have proved that advancing course of the disease, there is a tendency of the tumors to become hormone insensitive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ER has a strong prognostic importance in early breast cancer and can play a major role in optimizing treatment modalities in node negative early breast cancer.
authors.forename: Diptendra K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Somdatta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey