Abstract:Introduction: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women after lung cancer. Despite the increase and improvement in preventive screening, breast cancer still remains a threat, both for pre- and postmenopausal women, due to the rapid development of resistance to drug treatments, which recalls the complicity of multiple factors. Breast cancer prognosis can be correlated with specific histological subtypes and their receptor status. Depending on stage and invasiveness, ER + and PR + breast can… Show more
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