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Relationship Between Potentially Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Second Primary Contralateral Breast Cancer Among Women Diagnosed With Estrogen Receptor-Positive Invasive Breast Cancer  

Jump to full article: Journal of Clinical Oncology , 2009-09-08
Author: Christopher I. Li,* Janet R. Daling, Peggy L. Porter, Mei-Tzu C. Tang, and Kathleen E. Malone

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Conclusion: Our population-based study adds to the limited available literature and suggests that obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption influence contralateral breast cancer risk, affording breast cancer survivors three means of potentially reducing this risk.

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