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Family history of breast and ovarian cancer and the risk of breast carcinoma in situ.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Mar 2003
Claus Elizabeth B, Stowe Meredith, Carter Darryl
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UNLABELLED: A family history of breast cancer is an important risk factor for breast carcinoma in situ (BCIS), however, there are no detailed analyses of its variation in effect by number, type, laterality or age at onset of affected relatives nor by association with ovarian cancer. In addition, the role of the breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, in the development of BCIS is unclear. OBJECTIVE:...
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