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A compendium of familial relative risks of cancer among first degree relatives: a population-based study.
International journal of cancer - 1 Oct 2008
Zeegers Maurice P, Schouten Leo J, Goldbohm R Alexandra, van den Brandt Piet A
Abstract excerpt
Familial clustering of cancer is expected to occur at practically all anatomical sites. However, few studies have had sufficient size to investigate different sites simultaneously and with adjustment for confounders. We evaluated familial clustering in the Netherlands Cohort Study in which 120,852 men and women, aged 55-69 years in 1986 were followed up for 13.3 years. 14,025 Probands, 6,629 parents and 4,271...
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