Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer - 9780367386931

CRC Press

Discussing the methodologies involved in measuring and reporting, this book reviews the latest research from international regarding the identification of markers typing breast cancer behavior. It also examines the roles of major predictive markers such as the steroid receptors, p53, and HER-2. The book provides an overview of the prognostic and predictive factors, the role of the pathologist in prognostic factors, determination of occult auxiliary lymph node metastases, and risk factors for recurrence. That focus makes this text extremely useful for oncologists and researchers who want to learn more about best practices in prognoses. > This title reviews the key prognostic factors in breast cancer, discussing the methodologies involved in measuring and reporting. It also examines the roles of major predictive markers such as the steroid receptors, p53 and HER-2. Given the wealth of information in the medical literature on breast cancer, this volume is useful in that it focuses stn