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Gastric cancer and other organ cancer history in the parents of patients with gastric cancer.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Jun 2003
Bakir T, Can G, Siviloglu C, Erkul S
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study in a population from the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey was performed to evaluate the risk of gastric cancer development in patients with gastric cancer reporting gastric cancer or other organ cancer history in their parents. Gastric cancer and/or other organ cancer history in the parents were found in 215 of 1240 patients with gastric cancer versus 73 of 1240 controls (odds ratio (OR)...
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