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A comparison of methods currently used in clinical practice to estimate familial breast cancer risks.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Apr 2000
Tischkowitz M, Wheeler D, France E, Chapman C, Lucassen A, Sampson J, Harper P, Krawczak M, Gray J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: With the identification of genes predisposing to hereditary breast cancer, the accurate and consistent estimation of a woman's risk of developing breast cancer based on her family history is of paramount importance if national service guidelines are to be developed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The residual lifetime risk of developing breast cancer was estimated for 200 women attending a breast cancer...
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