Recurrent disease when the cause of death was identified as breast cancer. Two patients were classified as censored cases because their deaths were not related to breast cancer. This study protocol was approved by the institutional review board of the National Cancer Center (IRB Protocol No. NCCNCS09-220).Clinical evaluation and definitionsFor the assessment of ER and PR expression status, immunoh
Ressure device (Colin BP-8800; Colin Corporation, Hayashi, Japan) after the subject had rested for five minutes. We used the definition of MetS as proposed by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [21]. These criteria require at least three of the following components: abdominal obesity, triglycerides 150 mg/dl or receiving drug treatment, HDL cholesterol