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Increased risk of breast cancer in relatives of malignant melanoma patients from families with strong cancer familial aggregation.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Jun 2003
Debniak T, Górski B, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Kurzawski G, Kładny J, Załuga E, Fiedorowicz J, Debniak B, Lubiński J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of occurrence of malignancies of different site of origin in patients with malignant melanoma (MM) of the skin and their first-degree relatives from families with cancer familial aggregations with unknown pathogenetic background (CFA). We analysed tumour spectrum and age at diagnosis of malignancies in 51 families with MM/CFA. In addition, we evaluated observed...
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