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Abstract Breast cancer is the most common form of malignant disease among women in most of the world, the most common cause of death from cancer although exceeded by lung cancer in some countries).Breast cancer is commonly treated by varIOUS combinations of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Prognosis and selection of therapy may be influenced by the age, menopausal status of the patient, stage of the disease, tumor grade, estrogen-receptor and progesterone-receptor status, measures of proliferative capacity, and HER2/neu gene amplification. |