Use of detailed family history data to improve risk prediction,with application to breast cancer screening.

<h4>Background</h4>As breast cancer represents a major morbidity and mortality burden in the U.S., with about one in eight women developing invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, accurate low-cost screening is an important public health issue. First-degree family history, often simpli...

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Main Authors: Yue Jiang, Clarice R Weinberg, Dale P Sandler, Shanshan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226407