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Family history of breast cancer in relation to tumor characteristics and mortality in a population-based study of young women with invasive breast cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Dec 2011
Malone Kathleen E, Daling Janet R, Doody David R, O'Brien Cecilia, Resler Alexa, Ostrander Elaine A, Porter Peggy L
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BACKGROUND: Inherited predisposition may be associated with distinctive breast cancer phenotypes and/or mortality. Past studies have had inconsistent results and little is known about the contributions of screening and treatment. METHODS: Within a population-based cohort of 1,260 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer before age 46, we assessed how family history of breast cancer relates to mortality and...
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