Similarities and significant differences (p < 0.05) in terms of unfavourable indices were taken as an indicator of common and specific factors that could have contributed to the current social outcomes of the adolescents.
In our earlier studies the cytoplasmic/membranous expression of CD24 (CD24c-m) was found to represent an unfavourable prognostic index of breast cancer (Kristiansen et al, 2003c).
Summing up, in the present study expression of CD24c-m has been confirmed to represent a strong unfavourable prognostic index in breast cancer.
One way to overcome the unfavourable therapeutic index of tumour response and normal organ toxicity is to focus on treatment of patients with minimal residual disease.
In the study, we have examined also differences in survival rates between the group of patients with favourable prognostic indices (ER>2, pS2>2, MT<8, CD24c-m negative) and the group showing unfavourable prognostic indices (ER<3, PS2<3, MT>6, CD24c-m positive).
Cyclooxygenase type-2 overexpression in IBCs is associated with unfavourable prognostic indices (Ristimaki et al, 2002; Denkert et al, 2003; Spizzo et al, 2003).
Given the higher obesity indices, unfavourable lipid profiles would have been expected among the migrants [ 21].
In the present study, we have corroborated the positive correlation between COX-2 expression and the unfavourable clinicopathological prognostic indices in another group of patients.
The upper limits of the 3rd quintile was used for the health favourable food indices (HuSKY, 'fruit', 'vegetable') to define intake as 'high' and the lower limit of the 3rd quintile was used for the health unfavourable 'energy-dense food' index to define intake as 'low'low
However, we found evidence of unfavourable trends in body mass index and diabetes that threaten to reverse these trends.
