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Characterization of patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer and melanoma: genetic susceptibility or increased surveillance?
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Sept 2023
Jia Karen Y, Menes Tehillah S, Bernstein-Molho Rinat, Nissan Aviram, Zippel Dov
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer diagnosis had been linked to an increased risk of melanoma in several reports. The aim of the current study was to assess the role of genetics, increased surveillance, and radiation treatment in patients with a dual diagnosis of breast cancer and melanoma (DBM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients treated at Sheba Medical Center between 2007 and 2021 with DBM were included in the cohort....
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