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Exposure to low-dose radiation and the risk of breast cancer among women with a familial or genetic predisposition: a meta-analysis.
European radiology - 1 Nov 2010
Jansen-van der Weide Marijke C, Greuter Marcel J W, Jansen Liesbeth, Oosterwijk Jan C, Pijnappel Ruud M, de Bock Geertruida H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women with familial or genetic aggregation of breast cancer are offered screening outside the population screening programme. However, the possible benefit of mammography screening could be reduced due to the risk of radiation-induced tumours. A systematic search was conducted addressing the question of how low-dose radiation exposure affects breast cancer risk among high-risk women. METHODS: A...
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