Research Article
Persistent Increased Frequency of Genomic Instability in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Before, during, and after Treatments
Table 3
DNA damage and cell death evaluated using micronucleus test in buccal in patients with breast cancer before, during, and after treatment and nonexposed control.
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Values represent the mean ± SD of 2000 buccal cells analyzed. aPatient at the time of diagnosis; b3 weeks after beginning chemotherapy; cBefore radiotherapy and after chemotherapy; d3 weeks after beginning radiotherapy; e21 days after the end of radiotherapy; fSignificant at ; g; h in relation to control group. iSignificant at in relation to the group: before treatment. jSignificant at in relation to the group: radiotherapy (ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis). |