The purpose of this study is to evaluate how beverages containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota
(BLS) and soy isoflavone consumption since adolescence affected the incidence of breast …

Background. Angiogenesis is a prerequisite for tumor growth and metastasis. Tumor angiogenesis
may be mediated by several angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether young age at onset of breast cancer
is an independent prognostic factor in patients from the Japanese Breast Cancer Registry, …

Few studies have reported the association between body mass index ( BMI ) and outcome
among Asian breast cancer patients. We analyzed data for 20,090 female invasive breast …

This study compared the efficacy and safety of a 3-monthly 10.8-mg depot goserelin (Zoladex
TM ) injection with the current 3.6 mg monthly dose in pre-menopausal Japanese women …

The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of a luteinizing
hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue plus an aromatase inhibitor following failure to …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate preoperative factors associated with
ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) upstaged to invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and sentinel …

Background Contribution of immunosuppressive cytokines to tumor progression in many
types of cancers has been suggested. To characterize the in vivo expression of …

Purpose Mammography screening has increased the detection of subcentimeter breast
cancers. The prognosis for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor …

Background The role of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in breast cancer patients
receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is controversial. We aimed to evaluate the …