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kk1 · 02-26-2007, 11:50 AM

Hi Lani;

IMHO After reading the full text of this article I don't think it offers much. Note that the title is "Might partially explain". In the full article they put forward a hypothesis and then also present a theoretical frame work to test the hypothesis. They don't actually do the experiments needed to test their hypothesis and there are other just as likely explanations for the differences between reoccurence in AA premenopausal BC and EA post menopausal BC. It's like comparing apples and oranges. I would not put much confidence in this particular paper.

kk1

title:
Enhanced surgery-induced angiogenesis among premenopausal women might partially explain excess breast cancer mortality of blacks compared to whites

Michael W. Retskya, , , Romano Demichelib, Isaac D. Gukasc and William J.M. Hrusheskyd. in press Int. J. surgery.

02-26-2007, 11:50 AM	#3
kk1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 182	Hi Lani; IMHO After reading the full text of this article I don't think it offers much. Note that the title is "Might partially explain". In the full article they put forward a hypothesis and then also present a theoretical frame work to test the hypothesis. They don't actually do the experiments needed to test their hypothesis and there are other just as likely explanations for the differences between reoccurence in AA premenopausal BC and EA post menopausal BC. It's like comparing apples and oranges. I would not put much confidence in this particular paper. kk1 title: Enhanced surgery-induced angiogenesis among premenopausal women might partially explain excess breast cancer mortality of blacks compared to whites Michael W. Retskya, , , Romano Demichelib, Isaac D. Gukasc and William J.M. Hrusheskyd. in press Int. J. surgery.