Familial Risks and Proportions Describing Population Landscape of Familial Cancer

Familial Risks and Proportions Describing Population Landscape of Familial Cancer

Background: Familial cancer can be defined through the occurrence of the same cancer in two or more family members. We describe a nationwide landscape of familial cancer, including its frequency and the risk that it conveys, by using the largest family database in the world with complete family stru...

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Main Authors: Kari Hemminki, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Asta Försti, Akseli Hemminki, Xinjun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
familial risk
familial proportion
high-risk families
nationwide study
family-cancer database
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/17/4385

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