There are few unequivocably established environmental carcinogens for breast cancer in women. Nevertheless, environmental factors are believed to explain much of the international variation in breast cancer risk and possibly differences among racial/ethnic groups. Along with lifestyle, some adverse
Comparative Analysis of Breast Cancer Risk Factors Among African-American Women and White Women
β Scribed by Newman, L.A.; Rivers, A.
- Book ID
- 123221975
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-321X
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