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Family history of breast cancer and its association with disease severity and mortality.
Cancer medicine - 1 May 2016
Melvin Jennifer C, Wulaningsih Wahyu, Hana Zac, Purushotham Arnie D, Pinder Sarah E, Fentiman Ian, Gillett Cheryl, Mera Anca, Holmberg Lars, Van Hemelrijck Mieke
Abstract excerpt
A family history (FH) of breast cancer (BC) is known to increase an individual's risk of disease onset. However, its role in disease severity and mortality is less clear. We aimed to ascertain associations between FH of BC, severity and BC-specific mortality in a hospital-based cohort of 5354 women with prospective information on FH. We included women diagnosed at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust between...
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