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Breast Cancer
Investigators at University of Groningen target breast cancer
September 30th, 2008
"An increased risk of breast cancer for relatives of breast cancer patients has been demonstrated in many studies, and having a relative diagnosed with breast cancer at an early age is an indication for breast cancer screening. This indication has been derived from estimates based on data from cancer-prone families or from BRCA1/2 mutation families, and might be biased because BRCA1/2 mutations explain only a small proportion of the familial clustering of breast cancer," scientists in Groningen, Netherlands report. "The aim of the current study was to determine the predictive value of a family history of cancer with regard to early onset of female breast cancer in a...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-30)
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