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- Title
Re: Oral contraceptives and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
- Authors
Hopper, John L.; Baron, John A.; de Bock, Gertruda H.; Tollenaar, Rob A.E.M.; Papelard, Hadewych; Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P.M.; Devilee, Peter; Cornelisse, Cornelis J.; Vandenbroucke, Jan P.; Rookus, Matti A.; Brohet, Richard; van Leeuwen, Flora E.
- Abstract
Comments on an article on the association between oral contraceptives and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, published in a previous issue of the 'Journal of the National Cancer Institute.' No material association between cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk; Potential problems in design and interpretation.
- Subjects
ORAL contraceptives; BREAST cancer; GENETIC mutation; BREAST tumors; RISK assessment; BRCA genes; GENETIC carriers
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2003, Vol 95, Issue 13, p1010
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
commentary
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/95.13.1010