Individualizing care for women with early-stage breast cancer: the role of molecular assays.
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Traditionally, a variety of factors were used to make adjuvant treatment decisions in breast cancer, but none of those factors, except grade, has a consistent association with sensitivity to chemotherapy or endocrine therapy. However, oncologists now are able to use molecular assays as a component of decision making for adjuvant therapy. This article focuses on the use of two of those molecular assays and their implications for nurses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing
دوره 17 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013