Abstract
An intensive study of the family history of cancer in 4,515 patients screened consecutively by a multiphasic mobile cancer detection unit showed, after age correction, that cancer had developed in 8.9% of the probands when there was one cancer in a single first-degree relative, 16.2% had cancer with two family members affected, and 27.4% had cancer when three or more family members had been affected. This constituted a significant correlation between family and personal histories of cancer in these patients. Extrapolation to the United States population with cancer-control implications are given.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 582-584 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |
Volume | 236 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 9 1976 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)