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Leukemogenic effect of chemotherapy in patients with breast carcinoma
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Nuhad K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.20525
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , oncology , breast carcinoma , leukemia , risk stratification , chemotherapy , carcinoma , mammary carcinoma , cancer
The data presented by Kaplan and colleagues in the current issue of Cancer do not appear to be sufficiently mature to suggest the absence of an association between agents used in the treatment of breast carcinoma and the development of secondary leukemia. The updating of these data over an adequate follow‐up period may prove critical to the conclusions that are drawn. In addition, stratification of data according to accepted risk factors for secondary leukemia is warranted. See pages 1529–36.