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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00081/full |