Alu 301 chapter 10 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

12.15% - ANSWER-Percent of women born today who will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during their lifetime. Tumor staging - ANSWER-The most valuable prognostic indicator both short and long term. Tumor size - ANSWER-Correlates with the number of histologically involved nodes but also has independent prognostic significance. The time to development of metastases becomes shorter as tumor size increases. Differentiation of cells (or lack of same) - ANSWER-A key prognostic fact...

Tumor staging - ANSWER-The most valuable prognostic indicator both short and long term. Tumor size - ANSWER-Correlates with the number of histologically involved nodes but also has independent prognostic significance. The time to development of metastases becomes shorter as tumor size increases. Differentiation of cells (or lack of same) - ANSWER-A key prognostic factor. The more poorly differentiated the cells and the more extensive the degree of lymphatic or vascular invasion, the worse ...