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Environmental and DNA repair risk factors for breast cancer in South China.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health - 1 May 2015
Fu X J, Shi X J, Lin K, Lin H, Huang W H, Zhang G J, Au W W
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PURPOSE: The incidence of breast cancer (BC) in China has been rapidly increasing. We hypothesize that China-specific risk factors, both life-style and inherent ones, contribute to the problem. METHOD: We have conducted an epidemiology and functional DNA repair investigation to identify risk factors for the development of BC in Shantou, China. RESULTS: Our survey of 372 patients and 419 matched normal controls...
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