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Breast cancer hypothesis: a single cause for the majority of cases.

Journal of epidemiology and community health - 1 Nov 2000

Wiseman R A

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The main cause of breast cancer remains unknown. Numerous causal factors or predisposing conditions have been proposed, but account for only a small percentage of the total disease. The current search for multiple causes is unavailing. This report explores whether any single aetiological agent may be responsible for the majority of cases, and attempts to define its properties. METHODS:...

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PMID: 11027200
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.11.851
PMCID: PMC1731579

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