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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Increased cancer risks for relatives of very early-onset breast cancer cases with and without BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations - abstract



CONCLUSION: First-degree relatives of women with very early-onset breast cancer are at increased risk of cancers not explained by BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Consistency of self-reported first-degree family history of cancer in a population-based study - Brazil



"The prevalence of cancer history in an FDR (first degree relative) was similar to previous reports in other populations. Consistency and reliability of the self-reported information was high, regardless of educational level."