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Prognostic significance of pre-treatment neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio in Japanese patients with breast cancer.

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2014

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Kiichiroh Nakano, Mitsuchika Hosoda, Mitsugu Yamamoto, Hiroko Yamashita
PubMed

Abstract

Preoperative NLR may be an independent prognostic factor for survival in Japanese patients with breast cancer. Reduction of body mass index has been implicated in NLR elevation, particularly in postmenopausal women.