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Breast Cancer
Report summarizes breast cancer study findings from I. Weisssalz and co-researchers
January 15th, 2008
"To study the risk factors associated with breast cancer in women younger than 40 years, a cohort study (The Jerusalem Perinatal Study) of 42822 female offspring born in hospitals in West Jerusalem during 1964-1976 was carried out Hazard ratios of potential parental and perinatal risk factors for early breast cancer were measured. The overall incidence of breast cancer was 5.2/100 000 person-years," scientists in Jerusalem, Israel report. "The highest incidence was found among Jewish women of West Asian ancestry (8.6/100 000 person-years), specifically those whose maternal grandfathers were born in Iraq, Iran or Afghanistan (9.5/100 000 person-years). Using Cox models...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-15)
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