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Article: John Hopkins School of Public Health: Breast Cancer Is Not A Risk Factor For Colorectal Cancer Among Women
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- U.S. Newswire
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- March 15, 2001
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BALTIMORE, March 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Women with a history of
breast cancer are not at greater risk for developing colorectal
cancer than women in the general public, according to a study headed
by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. In
fact, some women with breast cancer may be less likely to develop
colorectal cancer compared to women who have not been diagnosed with
breast cancer. The findings, reported in the March 16 issue of The
Lancet, challenge the notion that breast cancer increases the risk
of colorectal cancer.
"Breast cancer history should not be thought of as a risk factor
for colorectal cancer," says Craig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D., lead
author of the ...