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Breast cancer risk assessment: positive predictive value of family history as a predictor of risk.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2011
Smith Roger P, Ni Xiao, Muram David
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the practical usefulness of family history as a tool for breast cancer risk assessment. METHODS: Women from the Raloxifene Use for The Heart trial (N = 10,048), which consisted of postmenopausal women with or at high risk for coronary artery disease, were included in this post hoc analysis. The breast cancer risk score at baseline was calculated using the National...
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