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Impact of familial risk factors on management and survival of early-onset breast cancer: a population-based study.
British journal of cancer - 30 Jan 2006
Verkooijen H M, Chappuis P O, Rapiti E, Vlastos G, Fioretta G, Sarp S, Sappino A P, Schubert H, Bouchardy C
Abstract excerpt
This population-based study evaluates the impact of a strong family history of breast cancer on management and survival of women with early-onset disease. We identified all breast cancer patients </=50 years, recorded between 1990 and 2001 at the Geneva familial breast cancer registry. We compared patients at high familial risk and low familial risk in terms of tumour characteristics, method of detection,...
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