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Cancer Risk Factors
Relatives of women with lobular breast cancer linked to higher risk for breast cancer
December 22nd, 2005
Relatives of women with lobular breast cancer (LOB) were associated with a higher risk for breast cancer (BC). According to recent research published in the International Journal of Cancer, "Family history of BC is a strong predictor for developing female BC. Whether this excess familiality differs within morphological BC subgroups remains unclear." "We assessed the risk of LOB and any BC among relatives of probands with LOB. We used the Utah Population Database (UPDB) to estimate familial relative risks (FRR) as well as average relatedness, using the genealogical index of familiality (GIF) statistic. The UPDB, a population-based resource,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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