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Another study, with graphs
Hi all,
Does anyone have access to the full text of this study? I just doesn't seem right. Backwards, as others are saying. Plus, it might have graphs in the full text. I do love graphs.
I have an older study on the same subject, with lovely and numerous graphs. The women did receive chemo but the hormonal treatment, if appropriate, was short. Still, it has beautiful graphs of recurrence rates done in different ways (showing higher, sharper peak for ER-), and also interesting differences in site of recurrence, depending upon hormone status. It's a PDF file - I don't know how to send it to the list. But if you're interested, let me know and I'll try to send it privately. It's from 2003, and is called "Estrogen Receptors and Distinct Patterns of Breast Cancer Relapse", and is from MD Anderson, with authors that include Buzdar and Hortobagyi.
Being ERPR negative, I've paid attention to recurrence contrast information stratified by hormonal status. As Lani says, most of these statistics look at just one factor and contrast that, when doing timing of recurrence stats. But I think that in general, it can be assumed that the more aggressive cancers would behave in a similar way regardless of characteristics that earn them that "badge". Higher, earlier risk of recurrence for the more-aggressive ones. Somewhat balanced by being relatively off the hook sooner, if that recurrence doesn't happen.
Debbie Laxague
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