Previous reports on the influence of the sex of a child and prognosis of a subsequent breast cancer have been conflicting. We took advantage of a number of large and good quality, nationwide Registries in Sweden to evaluate the prognostic value of the sex of the first child in breast cancer. A popul
Sex of first child and breast cancer prognosis
β Scribed by Lukman Thalib
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
ting forward a hypothesis relating the sex ratios of offspring in relation to onset of breast cancer. Our personal opinion is that, despite the hypothesis put forward by Dr. James, sex ratios are
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