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Familial and perceived risk of breast cancer in relation to use of complementary medicine.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jun 2008
Myers Cynthia D, Jacobsen Paul B, Huang Yifan, Frost Marlene H, Patten Christi A, Cerhan James R, Sellers Thomas A
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AIM: To examine the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by women with varying levels of familial and perceived risk of breast cancer with the goal of preventing breast cancer. METHODS: Cross-sectional data on CAM use were collected on 2,198 women (mean age, 63 years) personally unaffected by breast cancer in the Minnesota Breast Cancer Family Study. CAM use was compared across women at high,...
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