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Breast Cancer
Reports add new data to breast cancer research
May 19th, 2005
Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from Japan, Italy and Sweden. Study 1: 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...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-19)
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