Article
[Hereditary breast cancer: genetic etiology and current possibilities of prevention and surgical treatment].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 1 Jan 2000
Puchmajerová Alena, Tornikidis Jannis, Mrňa Lubor, Havlovicová Markéta, Vlčková Markéta, Chrudimská Jana, Macek Milan, Hoch Jiří
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in our population just after cardiovascular diseases, since each third individual will become affected by it during their lifetime. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. The lifetime cumulative risk of breast cancer in women under the age of 75 is around 8 % according to Czech statistics. In 70-75 % of all individuals sporadic breast carcinomas are...
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