Association between cutaneous nevi and breast cancer in the Nurses' Health Study: a prospective cohort study.
Cutaneous nevi are suggested to be hormone-related. We hypothesized that the number of cutaneous nevi might be a phenotypic marker of plasma hormone levels and predict subsequent breast cancer risk.We followed 74,523 female nurses for 24 y (1986-2010) in the Nurses' Health Study and estimate th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051600?pdf=render |