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Active, but not passive cigarette smoking was inversely associated with mammographic density

PURPOSE: The opposing carcinogenic and antiestrogenic properties of tobacco smoke may explain why epidemiologic studies have not consistently reported positive associations for active smoking and breast cancer risk. A negative relation between mammographic density, a strong breast cancer risk factor...

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Autores principales: Butler, Lesley M., Gold, Ellen B., Conroy, Shannon M., Crandall, Carolyn J., Greendale, Gail A., Oestreicher, Nina, Quesenberry, Charles P., Habel, Laurel A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19915951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10552-009-9462-4