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Article: Breast cancer with immune thrombocytopenic purpura is likely coincidental.(Brief Article)
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- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- March 18, 2003
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2003 MAR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer along with immune thrombocytopenic purpura is likely coincidental.
According to a study from the United States, "Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and breast cancer are common disorders.
"Only six cases in which patients have had both diseases have been reported. We describe a 40-year-old woman who had ITP while responding to therapy for metastatic breast cancer," stated C. Ustun and coauthors, Medical College of Georgia, Department of Medicine.
Ustun and coauthors concluded: "Given the few reported cases, the diverse presentations of thrombocytopenia during the course of each ...