A population-based study of Kurdish breast cancer in northern Iraq: Hormone receptor and HER2 status. A comparison with Arabic women and United States SEER data

• Main Authors: Runnak Majid A (Author), Hazha Mohammed A (Author), Hemin Hassan A (Author), Wasan Abdulmahdi A (Author), Rekawt Rashid M (Author), Michael Hughson D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hormone receptor (HR) and HER2 expression predict the therapeutic response and prognosis of breast cancer. In the Middle-East, breast cancer is diagnosed at a young age, and Arabic women are reported to have a low frequency of HR pos...