Increased incidence of cancer in first degree relatives of women with double primary carcinomas of the breast and colon

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 534-539

  Foulkes, William D ^a   Bolduc, Natalie ^a   Lambert, Deborah ^a   Ginsburg, Ophira ^a   Olien, Leonard ^a   Yandell, David W ^b   Tonin, Patricia N ^a   Narod, Steven A ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colon cancer; Family history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK;

EID: 0030037871     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.7.534     Document Type: Article

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