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References
- American Cancer Society (ACS). What
Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer? (revised,
Sep. 2, 2005). Retrieved Apr. 9, 2006 from the
ACS web site: www.cancer.org
- American Cancer Society (ACS). Breast
Cancer Facts & Figures, 2005-2006. Retrieved
Apr. 14, 2006 from the ACS web site: www.cancer.org
- Behind the Cancer Headlines
(BCH). Women
Overestimate Breast Cancer Risk (Jun. 7, 2005). Retrieved
Apr. 2, 2006 from the BCH web site: www.mabcie.com
- Fletcher, SW. Risk
Factors for Breast Cancer (May 21, 2006). Retrieved
Jul. 7, 2006 from the UpToDate web site: uptodate.com
- Genetics Home Reference. Breast
Cancer (May, 2006). Retrieved Jul. 9,
2006 from the Genetics Home Reference web site:
ghr.nlm.nih.gov
- Korde LA, Calzone KA, Zujewski
J. Assessing
Breast Cancer Risk: Genetic Factors Are Not the Whole
Story. Postgrad Med. 2004 Oct;116(4):6-8, 11-4,
19-20. Retrieved Apr. 13, 2006 from the Postgraduate
Medicine Online web site: www.postgradmed.com
- Mayo
Clinic. Breast
Cancer: Risk Factors (updated, Oct. 7, 2005).
Retrieved Apr. 10, 2006 from the MayoClinic.com
web site: www.mayoclinic.com
- Mayo Clinic. Genetic
testing for breast and ovarian cancers: When family
history places you at high risk (Jan. 24,
2005). Retrieved Jul. 9, 2006 from the MayoClinic.com
web site: www.mayoclinic.com
- MedlinePlus. Breast
Cancer (updated, Oct. 21, 2005).
Retrieved Jul. 9, 2006 from the MedlinePlus web
site: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
- MedlinePlus. Hormone
Replacement Therapy (updated,
Feb. 9, 2006). Retrieved Jul. 9, 2006 from
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- People Living With Cancer (PLWC). Understanding
Risk. Retrieved July 5, 2006 from PLWC (an
American Society of Clinical Oncology web site)
at: www.plwc.org
- National Cancer Institute (NCI). Benign
Breast Disease Indicates Relative Risk for Breast
Cancer. NCI Bulletin. 2005 Jul;30(2). Retrieved
Apr. 13, 2006 from the NCI web site: www.cancer.gov
- National Cancer Institute
(NCI). Genetic
Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It's Your Choice (Feb.
6, 2002). Retrieved Jul. 9, 2006 from the NCI web
site: www.cancer.gov
- National Cancer Institute (NCI). Models
for Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk (PDQ®) (last modified, Mar. 24, 2006). Retrieved Apr.
13, 2006 from the NCI web site: www.cancer.gov
- National Cancer Institute
(NCI). Probability
of Breast Cancer in American Women (Apr.
15, 2005). Retrieved Jul. 9, 2006 from the NCI
web site: www.cancer.gov
- National Human Genome
Research Institute (NHGRI). Task
Force Recommends Against Routine Testing for Genetic
Risk of Breast or Ovarian Cancer in the General
Population (Sept, 2005). Retrieved
Apr. 10, 2006 from the NHGRI web site:www.genome.gov
- Program on Breast Cancer and
Environmental Risk Factors (PBCERF). Fact
Sheet #45: Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer
Risk Why is There Concern? (May, 2002). Retrieved
Apr. 13, 2006 from the PBCERF web site: envirocancer.cornell.edu
- Program on Breast Cancer and
Environmental Risk Factors (PBCERF). Fact
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Additional
Resources:
Overviews
Understanding Risk
Types of Risk Factors (see
also Overviews)
Risk Assessment
Genetics of Breast Cancer / Genetic
Testing
Risk Reduction Strategies
References / Additional Resources updated: April 16,
2009. |
