Associations of parity-related reproductive histories with ER± and HER2± receptor-specific breast cancer aetiology
Author(s) -
William F. Anderson,
Ruth M. Pfeiffer,
Jan Wohlfahrt,
Bent Ejlertsen,
MajBritt Jensen,
Niels Kroman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw286
Subject(s) - breast cancer , parity (physics) , etiology , medicine , estrogen receptor , oncology , gynecology , biology , cancer , physics , particle physics
Associations of reproductive history with breast cancer risk differ by oestrogen receptor (ER±) status and possibly by the joint expression of ER and the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (ER±/HER2±). However, large sample sizes are needed to establish ER-specific risks by HER2± expression.
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