Breast Cancer Family History and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women: An Update From the Women's Environmental Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Study.

Conclusion Breast cancer family history confers a high CBC risk, even after excluding women with deleterious mutations. Clinicians are urged to use detailed family histories to guide treatment and future screening decisions for young women with breast cancer.
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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - April 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Reiner AS, Sisti J, John EM, Lynch CF, Brooks JD, Mellemkjær L, Boice JD, Knight JA, Concannon P, Capanu M, Tischkowitz M, Robson M, Liang X, Woods M, Conti DV, Duggan D, Shore R, Stram DO, Thomas DC, Malone KE, Bernstein L, WECARE Study Collaborative Gr Tags: J Clin Oncol Source Type: research