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Familial breast cancer: an investigation into the outcome of treatment for early stage disease.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2001
Eccles D, Simmonds P, Goddard J, Coultas M, Hodgson S, Lalloo F, Evans G, Haites N
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The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the outcomes of treatment in 304 women with familial and sporadic breast cancer to clarify the options for the primary management of familial breast cancer. The majority of women were consecutively ascertained on the basis of either breast cancer diagnosed at age < 40 years or bilateral breast cancer. In addition, known BRCA1 mutation carriers were...
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