## Abstract We evaluated the impact of a family history of breast/ovarian cancer on the risk of secondary leukemia following breast cancer. At the Geneva cancer registry, we identified 4,397 patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between 1990 and 2004. Patients were followed up for leukemia
Population-based estimates of the relation between breast cancer risk, tumor subtype, and family history
โ Scribed by Megan L. Welsh; Diana S. M. Buist; Erin J. Aiello Bowles; Melissa L. Anderson; Joann G. Elmore; Christopher I. Li
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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