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Smoking and the risk of breast cancer among carriers of BRCA mutations.
International journal of cancer - 20 Jun 2004
Ghadirian Parviz, Lubinski Jan, Lynch Henry, Neuhausen Susan L, Weber Barbara, Isaacs Claudine, Baruch Ruth-Gershoni, Randall Susan, Ainsworth Peter, Friedman Eitan, Freidman Eitan, Horsman Douglas, Tonin Patricia, Foulkes William D, Tung Nadine, Sun Ping, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
The effect of cigarette smoking on the risk of breast cancer is controversial, although most studies show little or no effect. It has been suggested that smoking may reduce the risk of developing hereditary breast cancer. We completed a case-control study on 1,097 women with breast cancer who wer...
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