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Breast Cancer
Reproductive risk factors similar in Western countries and Japan
April 19th, 2005
Reproductive factors associated with increased risk of breast cancer are similar between women living in Western countries and Japanese women. "The incidence of breast cancer among Japanese women, a traditionally low-risk population, has increased substantially. To evaluate the association of reproductive factors with breast cancer risk, we examined 38,159 Japanese women, aged 40-79 years, who responded to a questionnaire on reproductive and other lifestyle factors from 1988 to 1990 in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study," wrote K. Tamakoshi and colleagues, Nagoya University. "During an average 7.6 years of follow-up, we documented 151 incidents of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-04-19)
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