Researchers' Reply: Breast Cancer Study

Reply to Wilms tumor and breast cancer.

Malignant tumors are a well-documented late complication of therapy for Wilms tumor. Lange et al reported that female survivors of Wilms tumor who were treated with radiotherapy to the thorax at a dose of 12 to 14 gray (Gy) had an elevated risk of developing early breast cancer, with nearly 15% having invasive disease by age 40 years. Radiotherapy to the thorax is a risk factor for male breast ...

Breast Cancer Diagnoses: The Authors Reply.

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SHIRAZ BREAST CANCER STUDY PART II: SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY IN A OPULATIONBASED BREAST CANCER SURVEY

The purpose of this study was to assess the detection rate of mammography in breast cancer and the attendance rate in response to the call for screening mammography in females before the development of symptoms. One-thousand four-hundred and thirty-eight women over 35 years of age who had no complaint and had normal breast examinations were called for mammography. Out of the 10,000 women u...

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

Of cup and bra size: reply to a prospective study of breast size and premenopausal breast cancer incidence.

Studies of the association between breast size, as a proxy for mammary gland mass, and breast cancer risk have given equivocal results. Most have been case-control studies with limited statistical power. We conducted a prospective analysis of the relation between breast size as measured by self-reported bra cup size and breast cancer risk among premenopausal women enrolled in the Nurses' Health...