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Timing of menarche and first full-term birth in relation to breast cancer risk.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Jan 2008
Li Christopher I, Malone Kathleen E, Daling Janet R, Potter John D, Bernstein Leslie, Marchbanks Polly A, Strom Brian L, Simon Michael S, Press Michael F, Ursin Giske, Burkman Ronald T, Folger Suzanne G, Norman Sandra, McDonald Jill A, Spirtas Robert
Abstract excerpt
Ages at menarche and first birth are established risk factors for breast cancer. The interval between these ages may also affect risk, since the breast is more susceptible to carcinogenic insults during this period than during the parous period. However, few investigators have studied this relation. Using logistic regression, the authors evaluated associations between the timing of reproductive events and breast...
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