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Familial Cancer Clustering in Urothelial Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 May 2018
Martin Christopher, Leiser Claire L, O'Neil Brock, Gupta Sumati, Lowrance William T, Kohlmann Wendy, Greenberg Samantha, Pathak Piyush, Smith Ken R, Hanson Heidi A
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Background: Family history of bladder cancer confers an increased risk for concordant and discordant cancers in relatives. However, previous studies investigating this relationship lack any correction for smoking status of family members. We conducted a population-based study of cancer risks in relatives of bladder cancer patients and matched controls with exclusion of variant subtypes to improve the...
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