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Racial differences in cancer risk among relatives of patients with early onset lung cancer.
Chest - 1 May 2007
Naff Jessica L, Coté Michele L, Wenzlaff Angela S, Schwartz Ann G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Relatives of patients with early onset lung cancer are at increased risk for lung cancer, and this risk varies by race. This study evaluates whether first-degree relatives of patients with early onset lung cancer are at increased risk for cancer at sites other than lung. METHODS: Family histories were ascertained from 673 lung cancer patients < 50 years of age identified from the Metropolitan Detroit...
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