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MRI screening for breast cancer in women with familial or genetic predisposition: design of the Dutch National Study (MRISC).
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2001
Kriege M, Brekelmans C T, Boetes C, Rutgers E J, Oosterwijk J C, Tollenaar R A, Manoliu R A, Holland R, de Koning H J, Klijn J G
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Mammography screening of women aged 50-70 years for breast cancer has proven to be effective in reducing breast cancer mortality. There is no consensus about the value of breast cancer screening in women aged 40-49 years. Five to ten per cent of all breast cancers are hereditary. One of the options to reduce the risk of breast cancer mortality for women with a familial or genetic predisposition is intensive...
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