Genetic implications of bilateral breast cancer: a population based cohort study.

doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70174-1

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Genetic implications of bilateral breast cancer: a population based cohort study.

The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Jun 2005

Hartman Mikael, Czene Kamila, Reilly Marie, Bergh Jonas, Lagiou Pagona, Trichopoulos Dimitrios, Adami Hans-Olov, Hall Per

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BACKGROUND: Women with breast cancer are at high risk of bilateral breast cancer. We aimed to assess the incidence of bilateral breast cancer in relation to age and time since diagnosis of first cancer. METHODS: We analysed a population-based cohort of 123757 women with a first primary breast cancer diagnosed in Sweden from 1970 to 2000 for frequency of bilateral breast cancers and deaths by means of record...

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Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast Neoplasms
Cohort Studies
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Incidence
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary
Registries
Sweden

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PMID: 15925815
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)70174-1

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