A national population-based case-control study was used to assess the influence on breast cancer risk of a family history of the disease and the possibility of an interaction with reproductive risk factors. A total of 891 women aged 25-54 years with a first diagnosis of breast cancer and 1,864 contr
Investigation of an interaction of alcohol intake and family history on breast cancer risk in the Minnesota Breast Cancer Family Study
β Scribed by Celine M. Vachon; James R. Cerhan; Robert A. Vierkant; Thomas A. Sellers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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