The Pretreatment Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with All-Cause Mortality in Black and White Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

The Pretreatment Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with All-Cause Mortality in Black and White Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

The pretreatment neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived from differential white blood cell counts, has been previously associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer. Little data exists, however, concerning this association in black patients, who are known to have lower neutrophil counts than o...

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Main Authors: Joseph eRimando, Jeff eCampbell, Jae Hee eKim, Shou-Ching eTang, Sangmi eKim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio
All-cause mortality
Non-metastatic breast cancer
Black patients
white patients
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00081/full

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