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Risk factors for breast cancer for women aged 40 to 49 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annals of internal medicine - 1 May 2012
Nelson Heidi D, Zakher Bernadette, Cantor Amy, Fu Rongwei, Griffin Jessica, O'Meara Ellen S, Buist Diana S M, Kerlikowske Karla, van Ravesteyn Nicolien T, Trentham-Dietz Amy, Mandelblatt Jeanne S, Miglioretti Diana L
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BACKGROUND: Identifying risk factors for breast cancer specific to women in their 40s could inform screening decisions. PURPOSE: To determine what factors increase risk for breast cancer in women aged 40 to 49 years and the magnitude of risk for each factor. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (January 1996 to the second week of November 2011), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic...
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