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Race and cancer genetics: lessons from BRCA1.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2002
Hoffman Leslie Klein
Abstract excerpt
The effect of a patient's race or ethnicity on cancer incidence and mortality rates remains a neglected area of cancer research. However, with cancer statistics differing among various populations, research on racial and ethnic groups could provide clues to cancer trends. Definitions of ethnicity and/or race need to be established and standardizedfor use in study protocols. Accordingly, all research on ethnic...
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