Breast cancer risk factor evaluation in a Western Himalayan state: A case–control study and comparison with the Western World

Context: Breast cancer incidence is increasing rapidly in India. The lifestyle, built, genetic makeup, reproductive and breastfeeding patterns are quite different in Indian females when compared to the Western population. Generalizing the Western data to the population residing in the Himalayan regi...

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Main Authors: Purnima Thakur, Rajeev Kumar Seam, Manoj K Gupta, Manish Gupta, Mukesh Sharma, Vikas Fotedar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=106;epage=109;aulast=Thakur