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Predictive Factors of Response to Decongestive Therapy in Patients with Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/30/09

Forner–Cordero I et al. – This study shows that compliance to bandages during CDT is one of the most important predictors of response. Moreover, data support the idea that more severe lymphedemas have a worse response to treatment, and it should be recommended in early stages. The association between the season of treatment and response was also very strong, so weather conditions are an additional factor that must be taken into account in further studies.

Sinusal localization of nodal micrometastases is a prognostic factor in breast cancer
Annals of Oncology, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Energy Intake and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: An Expanded Analysis in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) Cohort
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Diagnosis of breast cancer in women age 40 and younger: delays in diagnosis result from underuse of genetic testing and breast imaging
The American Journal of Surgery, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The predictive value of incidental PET/CT findings suspicious for breast cancer in women with non-breast malignancies
The American Journal of Surgery, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 67%

A case–control study of reproductive factors associated with subtypes of breast cancer in Northeast China
Medical Oncology, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 67%