Article
Family history and the risk of stomach cancer death in Japan: differences by age and gender.
International journal of cancer - 10 Feb 2002
Yatsuya Hiroshi, Toyoshima Hideaki, Mizoue Tetsuya, Kondo Takaaki, Tamakoshi Koji, Hori Yoko, Tokui Noritaka, Hoshiyama Yoshiharu, Kikuchi Shogo, Sakata Kiyomi, Hayakawa Norihiko, Tamakoshi Akiko, Ohno Yoshiyuki, Yoshimura Takesumi
Abstract excerpt
Familial aggregation of stomach cancer has long been observed. The effect on disease risk of family history and its magnitude according to the type of affected relatives, however, is not well known. We conducted a prospective analysis using the JACC study (Japan Collaborative Cohort Study For Evaluation of Cancer Risk, sponsored by Monbusho) data. During the follow-up period, 662 stomach cancer deaths were...
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