Risk Factors for Breast Cancer and its Prognosis
Abstract
Since last year's report we have primarily focused on area II under the technical aims and objectives in the research plan: Reproductive factors and breast cancer risk Having started the process of working with these questions, we discovered a unique opportunity to differentiate the outcome variable of breast cancer. Previous studies have almost exclusively focused on the influence of different variables describing reproductive history on breast cancer defined as one entity. As it will be described in more detail in the following, we used a large population-based clinical database, including information on tumor size, nodal status, histologic grading, and estrogen receptor status, to address the area of reproductive history and breast cancer risk in an exciting, new way (studies 5, 7, 8). During this phase, we have also addressed the importance of the gestational age at delivery for subsequent breast cancer risk as an addendum to our earlier abortion study. This has been done by studying preterm delivery and risk of breast cancer (study 6).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA366559
Entities
People
- Mads Melbye