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SUBMITTER: Sun X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4727837 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Xuezheng X Nichols Hazel B HB Tse Chiu-Kit CK Bell Mary B MB Robinson Whitney R WR Sherman Mark E ME Olshan Andrew F AF Troester Melissa A MA
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20151106 1
<h4>Background</h4>Parity and time since last birth influence breast cancer risk and vary by intrinsic tumor subtype, but the independent effects of these factors on prognosis have received limited attention.<h4>Methods</h4>Study participants were 1,140 invasive breast cancer patients from phases I and II of the population-based Carolina Breast Cancer Study, with tissue blocks available for subtyping using immunohistochemical markers. Breast cancer risk factors, including pregnancy history, were ...[more]