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Lani · 10-30-2009, 10:51 PM

in Medscape From Reuters Health Information
Nulliparity, Late Age at First Childbirth Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer

NEW YORK Oct 28 - Nulliparity and late-life first childbirth are associated with more agresssive breast cancer, according to Swedish researchers.

"We found that nulliparous women had a statistically significant high risk of grade III and HER2 over-expressing tumors," Dr. Salma Butt, of Malmo University Hospital, Sweden, and colleagues write in the October 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.

10-30-2009, 10:51 PM	#1
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,783	her2+ brst cancer, Grade III associated with nulliparity, late age at 1st childbirth in Medscape From Reuters Health Information Nulliparity, Late Age at First Childbirth Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer NEW YORK Oct 28 - Nulliparity and late-life first childbirth are associated with more agresssive breast cancer, according to Swedish researchers. "We found that nulliparous women had a statistically significant high risk of grade III and HER2 over-expressing tumors," Dr. Salma Butt, of Malmo University Hospital, Sweden, and colleagues write in the October 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.