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Study Data from L. Sanchezmete and Colleagues Update Understanding of Breast Cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 23rd, 2011

2011 JUN 23 -- According to a study from Rome, Italy, "The risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) after BC and the additional risk factor of tamoxifen exposure were investigated by several studies with conflicting results. We performed a case-control study aimed at investigating if a past history of breast cancer is a risk factor of developing adenomas or CRC and establishing whether tamoxifen exposure is an additional risk factor."

"We enrolled 175 asymptomatic women with a past history of BC and invited them to undergo a screening colonoscopy. In the same period, we enrolled 201 healthy asymptomatic women (HG) with no family history of CRC which were referred to...

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