Incidence proportions and prognosis of breast cancer patients with bone metastases at initial diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Population-based data on the incidence and prognosis of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer are currently limited. Hence, we conducted this study to analyze the incidence proportions and prognostic factors of patients with breast cancer and bone metastases at the time of cancer diagnosis.

Materials and methods

Patients with primary invasive breast cancer and bone metastases at initial diagnosis between 2010 and 2014 were identified using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) dataset and Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (FUSCC) cohort. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of the presence of bone metastases at diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the effects

SUBMITTER: Gong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089179 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature