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Modifying cancer risk factors: the gene-environment interaction.
Seminars in oncology nursing - 1 Nov 2005
Giarelli Ellen, Jacobs Linda A
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OBJECTIVES: To examine the concept of risk modification in the context of cancer prevention. DATA SOURCES: Published articles and research studies on genetic and environmental factors. CONCLUSION: How the environment is defined frames how the gene-environment interaction is studied and understood. The development of a workable model for risk modification flexible enough to be individualized for a patient is an...
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