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Early onset and familial predisposition to prostate cancer significantly enhance the probability for breast cancer in first degree relatives.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jun 2000
Valeri A, Fournier G, Morin V, Morin J F, Drelon E, Mangin P, Teillac P, Berthon P, Cussenot O
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition accounts for >/=10% of all cancer of the prostate (CaP) and is therefore considered a major risk factor, together with age and ethnic origin. Several epidemiological studies have suggested that familial clustering of CaP may be associated with an increased frequency of breast and other cancers among relatives. In order to correlate the incidence of CaP with prevalence of breast and other...
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