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SUBMITTER: Worsham MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3715322 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Worsham Maria J MJ Raju Usha U Lu Mei M Kapke Alissa A Botttrell Alyssa A Cheng Jingfang J Shah Varsha V Savera Adnan A Wolman Sandra R SR
Breast cancer research and treatment 20081004 1
<h4>Background</h4>The majority of studies have reported risks of breast cancer (BC) from benign breast disease (BBD) in essentially homogenous Caucasian populations. Information on breast cancer risk factors in larger, multi-ethnic populations should facilitate the development of appropriate and targeted risk reduction strategies.<h4>Design</h4>Cases and controls were drawn from a parent BBD cohort of 4,970 women, 1,341 African-Americans (AA) and 3,629 non-AA who were diagnosed with BBD after e ...[more]