Does a positive family history influence the presentation of breast cancer?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-65

  Yip, Cheng Har ^a   Aishah bt Mohd Taib, Nur ^a   Lau, Peng Choong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Family history; Stage at presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58349100172     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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