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Co-occurrence of thyroid and breast cancer is associated with an increased oncogenic SNP burden.
BMC cancer - 15 Jun 2021
Bakos Bence, Kiss András, Árvai Kristóf, Szili Balázs, Deák-Kocsis Barbara, Tobiás Bálint, Putz Zsuzsanna, Ármós Richárd, Balla Bernadett, Kósa János, Dank Magdolna, Valkusz Zsuzsanna, Takács István, Tabák Ádám, Lakatos Péter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence suggests that synchronous or metachronous presentation of breast and thyroid cancers exceeds that predicted by chance alone. The following potential explanations have been hypothesized: common environmental or hormonal factors, oncogenic effect of the treatment for the first cancer, closer follow-up of cancer survivors, shared underlying genetic risk factors. While some cases...
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