Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1)

Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients (1992)
Journal Article
Anderson, K. E., Easton, D. F., Matthews, F. E., & Peto, J. (1992). Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients. The British Journal of Cancer, 66(3), 599-602. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.321

In a retrospective cohort study, the mothers and sisters of 740 breast cancer patients aged under 36 at diagnosis have been studied for mortality and cancer incidence. Significantly increased breast cancer mortality was observed below age 60 (30 deat... Read More about Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients.