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Breast Cancer
Recent findings from Addenbrooke's Hospital highlight research in breast cancer
September 4th, 2008
" Risk factors that influence the incidence of breast cancer may also affect survival after diagnosis. Data from 4,560 women with invasive breast cancer who had taken part in the population-based Studies of Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Cancer Heredity (SEARCH) breast cancer study were used to investigate the influence on survival of variables related to pregnancy, menarche and menopause, prior use of exogenous hormones, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), smoking history, and alcohol intake," scientists in Cambridge, the United Kingdom report. " In univariate analyses, there was no association between prognosis and age at menarche and menopause, menopausal...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-04)
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