Breast and prostate cancer in the relatives of men with prostate cancer

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 552-556

  McCahy, P J ^a,c   Harris, C A ^b   Neal, D E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Case control study; Ovarian; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030438395     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.17111.x     Document Type: Article

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