Increased Risk

Past Medical Conditions Not Related to Risk in Young Women

Published in Breast Cancer Weekly, February 5th, 2000

According to H. A. Weiss and colleagues at the US National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, women with a history of selected medical conditions do not appear to have an increased likelihood of developing breast cancer at a young age

The study was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology ("Breast cancer risk in young women and history of selected medical conditions," International Journal of Epidemiology, 1999;28(5):816-823).

Since several common medical conditions are related to fluctuating hormone levels, and thus, could likely influence breast cancer risk, Weiss et al. conducted a study of 2,173 breast cancer...

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Source: Breast Cancer Weekly (2000-02-05)

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