BACKGROUND. The incidence of male breast cancer (MBC) continues to rise. The Veterans
Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry (VACCR) provides a unique source for the study of …

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed invasive cancer among women both
globally and within the United States and the number one cause of cancer-related deaths …

Purpose Genetic predisposition to male breast cancer (MBC) is not well understood. The
aim of this study was to better define the predisposition genes contributing to MBC and the …

Various subtypes of breast cancer defined by estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor
(PR), and HER2 exhibit etiologic differences in reproductive factors, but associations with …

Introduction Estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-α) and progesterone receptor (PgR) are
consolidated predictors of response to hormonal therapy (HT). In contrast, little information …

Global international trends in female breast cancer incidence have been described
previously but no comparable analysis of male breast cancer incidence rates has been …

The rapidly growing collection of diverse genome-scale data from multiple tumor types
sheds light on various aspects of the underlying tumor biology. With the objective to identify …

Breast cancer poses a serious public health concern throughout the world in both developed
and developing nations. Recent data show a small decline in breast cancer mortality in the …

Purpose The biology of breast cancer with a low expression level (1–10%) of estrogen
receptor (ER) remains a matter of confusion. The recent American Society of …

Objective: To compare the clinicopathologic features and survival in the four breast cancer
subtypes defined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) expression of estrogen receptor (ER) or …