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Breast Cancer
Racial differences in familial clustering of female cancers investigated
May 12th, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Although breast cancer familial aggregation has been studied in Caucasians, information for African Americans is scant." M.S. Simon and colleagues, Wayne State University, Detroit, "used family cancer history from the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences [CARE] study to assess the aggregation of breast and gynecological cancers in African American and Caucasian families. Information was available on 41,825 first- and second-degree relatives of Caucasian and 28,956 relatives of African American participants." The researchers said they "used a cohort approach in which the relative's cancer...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-12)
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