Exposure to diagnostic levels of radiation prior to age 30 increases the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1/2 carriers
Evid Based Med
.
2013 Aug;18(4):e40.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-101075.
Epub 2012 Dec 5.
Authors
Bruce G Haffty
1
,
Carol Lee
Affiliation
1
Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-2681, USA. hafftybg@umdnj.edu
PMID:
23220468
DOI:
10.1136/eb-2012-101075
No abstract available
Publication types
Comment
MeSH terms
Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
Female
Genes, BRCA1*
Genes, BRCA2*
Heterozygote*
Humans
Mammography / adverse effects*