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| Title |
Identification of women with an increased risk of developing radiation-induced breast cancer
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Breast Cancer Research, June 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/bcr1733 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elisabeth Cardis, Janet Hall, Sean V Tavtigian |
| Abstract |
In the previous issue of Breast Cancer Research, Broeks and collaborators present the results of a study suggesting that germline mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, ATM or CHEK2 may double the risk of radiation-induced contralateral breast cancer following radiotherapy for a first breast cancer. The assocation appeared to be strongest among women who were below the age of 40 at the time of their first breast cancer and among women who developed their second cancer 5 years or more after the first. While there were a number of methodological issues that might limit the conclusions drawn from this paper, this is one of several recent studies suggesting that carriers of pathogenic alleles in DNA repair and damage recognition genes may have an increased risk of breast cancer following exposure to ionising radiation, even at low doses. This finding has important implications for the protection of breast cancer patients and their close relatives. If confirmed, mutation carriers may wish to consider alternatives to X-ray for diagnostic purposes. The need for tailored cancer treatment strategies in carriers should also be evaluated carefully. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 50% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
| Professor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 31% |
| Unknown | 3 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 9% |
| Engineering | 3 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 4 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2013.
All research outputs
#6,815,230
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Outputs from Breast Cancer Research
#777
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#24,484
of 78,919 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Breast Cancer Research
#8
of 16 outputs
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