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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by D.E. Rollison and co-researchers
April 10th, 2008
"Diabetes mellitus has been associated with breast cancer, although no studies appear to have adequately assessed the association in Hispanic women, a population with a high prevalence of diabetes. The authors investigated this association in a population-based case-control study of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women living in the southwestern United States," scientists writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology report. "Breast cancer cases diagnosed in 1999-2004 were identified through state cancer registries (1,526 non-Hispanic Whites, 798 Hispanics). Age- and ethnicity-matched controls (1,599 non-Hispanic Whites, 924 Hispanics) were selected from...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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