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Risk factors for breast cancer in elderly women.

American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2004

Sweeney Carol, Blair Cindy K, Anderson Kristin E, Lazovich DeAnn, Folsom Aaron R

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As the population ages, an increasing fraction of women diagnosed with breast cancer will be elderly. Heterogeneity of breast cancer risk factors between pre- and postmenopausal women is recognized, but few studies have examined elderly women specifically. The authors describe the age-specific influence of risk factors for postmenopausal breast cancer, with emphasis on women aged 75 or more years. Among 36,658...

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PMID: 15496539
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh276

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