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Family history of cancer and stomach cancer risk.
International journal of cancer - 15 Sept 2008
Foschi Roberto, Lucenteforte Ersilia, Bosetti Cristina, Bertuccio Paola, Tavani Alessandra, La Vecchia Carlo, Negri Eva
Abstract excerpt
A family history of stomach cancer in first-degree relatives increases the risk of stomach cancer, but uncertainties remain as concerns the variation of the risk according to age, sex and type of relative, as well as on the role of family history of other cancers. We investigated the issue using data from a multicentric case-control study conducted in Italy between 1997 and 2007 on 230 cases aged not more than 80...
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