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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(7):571-572; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk116
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press.

CORRESPONDENCE

Re: Age-Related Lobular Involution and Risk of Breast Cancer

Gianluigi Ferretti, Alessandra Felici, Francesco Cognetti

Affiliation of authors: Division of Medical Oncology A, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Correspondence to: Gianluigi Ferretti, MD, PhD, Division of Medical Oncology A, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy (e-mail: gia.fer@flashnet.it).

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According to Milanese et al. (1), there is an inverse association between lobular involution and parity. Although the persistence of lobular structures caused by subsequent pregnancies could be associated with increased risk of breast cancer, multiparity is generally associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. The authors hypothesized . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Age-Related Lobular Involution and Risk of Breast Cancer
Tia R. Milanese, Lynn C. Hartmann, Thomas A. Sellers, Marlene H. Frost, Robert A. Vierkant, Shaun D. Maloney, V. Shane Pankratz, Amy C. Degnim, Celine M. Vachon, Carol A. Reynolds, Romayne A. Thompson, L. Joseph Melton, III, Ellen L. Goode, and Daniel W. Visscher
J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 98: 1600-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Response: Re: Age-Related Lobular Involution and Risk of Breast Cancer
Lynn C. Hartmann, Tia R. Milanese, Celine M. Vachon, and Robert A. Vierkant
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 99: 572. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]