The genetic attributable risk of breast and ovarian cancer

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Authors

Joellen M. Schildkraut · Duke University

W. Douglas Thompson · University of Southern Maine

Abstract

The estimates provided may prove helpful to clinicians until such time as large-scale population-based screening for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes is possible.

Topics & Keywords

BRCA gene mutations in cancer Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 77, Issue 11, pp. 2318-2324

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960601)77:11<2318::aid-cncr21>3.0.co;2-z

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