Selected inflammatory breast cancer research published in 2012
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Dawood, S., et al. (2012). Identifying factors that impact survival among women with inflammatory breast cancer. Annals of Oncology: the Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, 23(4), 870-5.
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this retrospective study was to determine factors impacting survival among women with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
CONCLUSIONS:
Although IBC is an aggressive subtype of locally advanced breast cancer, it is heterogeneous with various factors affecting survival. Furthermore, our results indicate that a subgroup of women with stage IV IBC may benefit from aggressive combined modality management.