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Breast Cancer
Research data from E.A. Camp and colleagues update understanding of breast cancer
May 14th, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine if women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) are more likely than unexposed women to receive recommended or additional breast cancer screening examinations. 1994 Diethylstilbestrol-Adenosis (DESAD) cohort data are used to assess the degree of recommended compliance of breast cancer screenings found in 3140 DES-exposed and 826 unexposed women." "Participants were enrolled at four sites: Houston, Boston, Rochester, and Los Angeles. Logistic regression modeling was used to analyze mailed questionnaire data that included reported frequency over the preceding 5 years (1990-1994)...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-14)
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