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Lobular breast cancer: incidence and genetic and non-genetic risk factors.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 13 Mar 2015
Dossus Laure, Benusiglio Patrick R
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While most invasive breast cancers consist of carcinomas of the ductal type, about 10% are invasive lobular carcinomas. Invasive lobular and ductal carcinomas differ with respect to risk factors. Invasive lobular carcinoma is more strongly associated with exposure to female hormones, and therefore its incidence is more subject to variation. This is illustrated by US figures during the 1987 to 2004 period: after...
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