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Does family history influence survival in breast cancer cases?
International journal of cancer - 20 May 2002
Russo Antonio, Herd-Smith Andrea, Gestri Donella, Bianchi Simonetta, Vezzosi Vanna, Rosselli Del Turco Marco, Cardona Gaetano
Abstract excerpt
A few studies have suggested a relatively better prognosis for breast cancer (BC) cases reporting a positive family history (FH). We aimed at comparing the survival of patients according to FH in a large hospital-based series of 1,278 BC cases. Information on FH for BC was obtained at diagnosis by interview. All cases reporting a first- or second-degree FH for breast carcinoma were compared with cases without FH....
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