Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and familial breast cancer risk: findings from the Prospective Family Study Cohort (ProF-SC)

Abstract Background Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (BC), but it is unclear whether these associations vary by a woman’s familial BC risk. Methods Using the Prospective Family Study Cohort, we evaluated associations between alcohol con...

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Main Authors: Nur Zeinomar, Julia A. Knight, Jeanine M. Genkinger, Kelly-Anne Phillips, Mary B. Daly, Roger L. Milne, Gillian S. Dite, Rebecca D. Kehm, Yuyan Liao, Melissa C. Southey, Wendy K. Chung, Graham G. Giles, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Michael L. Friedlander, Prue C. Weideman, Gord Glendon, Stephanie Nesci, kConFab Investigators, Irene L. Andrulis, Saundra S. Buys, Esther M. John, Robert J. MacInnis, John L. Hopper, Mary Beth Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-019-1213-1