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Alcohol consumption and the risk of breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
14 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer among women in the general population, but its effect on women who carry a BRCA gene mutation is unclear. We conducted a case-control study of 1925 matched pairs of predominantly premenopausal women who carry a BRCA1 or a BRCA2 mutation. Information on current alcohol consumption was obtained from a questionnaire administered during the course of genetic...
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