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Breast Cancer
Research from M.L. Welsh and co-researchers provides new data on breast cancer
April 16th, 2009
" Many studies that have estimated the breast cancer risk attributable to family history have been based on data collected within family units. Use of this study design has likely overestimated risks for the general population," researchers in the United States report. "We provide population-based estimates of breast cancer risk and different tumor subtypes in relation to the degree, number, and age at diagnosis of affected relatives. Cox Proportional Hazards to calculate risks (hazard ratios; 95% confidence interval) of breast cancer and tumor subtypes for women with a family history of breast cancer relative to women without a family history among a cohort of 75,189...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-16)
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