Elevated biomarkers of inflammation are associated with reduced survival among breast cancer patients.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on May 26, 2009

Authors

Brandon L Pierce1, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Leslie Bernstein, Richard N Baumgartner, Marian L Neuhouser, Mark H Wener, Kathy B Baumgartner, Frank D Gilliland, Bess E Sorensen, Anne McTiernan, Cornelia M Ulrich

Author Affiliations

1: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention Research Program, 1100 Fairview Ave N, M4-B402, Seattle WA 98109-1024, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

The Women In Steady Exercise Research (WISER) Survivor Trial | NCT01515124

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