The influence of age on survival was studied in an unselected series of 31,594 females with breast cancer reported to The Cancer Registry of Norway during 1955-1980. The prognosis was best in patients aged 35 to 49 years, and poorest in the older (275 years) and the younger patients (534 years). The
Age-is it a risk factor in ovarian cancer?
β Scribed by Robert C. Park
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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