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Pattern of hormone receptor status of secondary contralateral breast cancers in patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Nov 2002
Bachleitner-Hofmann Thomas, Pichler-Gebhard Barbara, Rudas Margarethe, Gnant Michael, Taucher Susanne, Kandioler Daniela, Janschek Elisabeth, Dubsky Peter, Roka Sebastian, Sporn Emanuel, Jakesz Raimund
Abstract excerpt
In breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen after unilateral treatment, contralateral breast cancer (CBC) is extremely rare. As a result, only limited data are available on the hormone receptor status of CBCs evolving in tamoxifen-treated patients. The aim of our investigation was to evaluate the pattern of hormone receptor status of CBCs in patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen at our institution....
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