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Comparison of clinical-pathologic characteristics and outcomes of true interval and screen-detected invasive breast cancer among participants of a Canadian breast screening program: a nested case-control study.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Mar 2011
Rayson Daniel, Payne Jennifer Isabelle, Abdolell Mohamed, Barnes Penny J, MacIntosh Rebecca F, Foley Theresa, Younis Tallal, Burns Ariel, Caines Judy
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BACKGROUND: Previous analyses of interval breast cancers have been limited because of a lack of control for screening interval length and patient age, failure to restrict the interval group to 'true' intervals, and incomplete descriptions of pathology, adjuvant therapies and clinical outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A nested case-control study within the population-based Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program was...
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