European Ancestry Increases Breast Cancer Risk Among Latinas
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 00:35
in Health & Medicine
Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in the Dec. 1 issue of Cancer Research.
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