Comparing Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models
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Breast cancer risk assessment in Iranian women by Gail model
Abstract Background: Due to the high incidence of breast cancer and the effect of its early diagnosis on decreasing morbidity and mortality, we used the Gail model to study breast cancer risk in Iranian women. Methods: This study was done in a simple randomized way. Participants were 2000 Iranian women older than 35 years old. The questionnaire consisted of demographic data such a...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq141