Natural history of malignant bone disease in breast cancer and the use of cumulative mean functions to measure skeletal morbidity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bone metastases are a common cause of skeletal morbidity in patients with advanced cancer. The pattern of skeletal morbidity is complex, and the number of skeletal complications is influenced by the duration of survival. Because many...

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Main Authors: Smith Matthew R, Lipton Allan, Cook Richard J, Major Pierre P, Terpos Evangelos, Coleman Robert E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/272