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Role of Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in Prognosis of Breast Cancer

COX-2 regulates tumour growth, invasion and metastasis in breast cancer. This study investigated the association between COX-2 expression in human breast cancer versus the expression of ER, PR, HER-2/neu, as well as its association with other established prognostic indicators like age, menopausal status, tumour size, lymph nodal status, stage, grade, NPI and histological subtype, and aims to validate the role of overexpression of COX-2 as a prognostic marker in patients with breast cancer in Indian subcontinent. Read More