Age at Menarche and Menopause and Breast Cancer Risk in the International BRCA1/2 Carrier Cohort Study
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 16 (4) , 740-746
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0829
Abstract
Background: Early menarche and late menopause are important risk factors for breast cancer, but their effects on breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers are unknown.Keywords
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