Breast fibroadenomas are not associated with increased breast cancer risk in an African American contemporary cohort of women with benign breast disease

Breast fibroadenomas are not associated with increased breast cancer risk in an African American contemporary cohort of women with benign breast disease

Abstract Background Fibroadenomas are common benign breast lesions, and studies of European American women indicate a persistent, increased risk of breast cancer after diagnosing a fibroadenoma on biopsy. This association has not been independently assessed in African American women, despite reports...

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Main Authors: Asra N. Shaik, Julie J. Ruterbusch, Eman Abdulfatah, Resha Shrestha, M. H. D. Fayez Daaboul, Visakha Pardeshi, Daniel W. Visscher, Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay, Rouba Ali-Fehmi, Michele L. Cote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Benign breast disease
Breast cancer
Risk
African American
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1027-6

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