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ArticleEpidemiology and health2014

Two hypotheses of dense breasts and viral infection for explaining incidence of breast cancer by age group in Korean women.

Jong-Myon Bae

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Article in Epidemiology and health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Breast Density and Risk of Breast Cancer in Asian Women: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2016
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  2. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer in Korean Women: A Quantitative Systematic Review.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2015
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  6. Researches of Epigenetic Epidemiology for Infections and Radiation as Carcinogen.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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Jong-Myon BaeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer, the second leading type of cancer in Korean women, has shown increasing incidence over the past 10 years. However, the curves of incidence by age group cast doubt on the birth cohort effect hypothesis. To explain the curves, here I suggest two alternative hypotheses of breast density and viral infection based on pre-existing evidences. Evaluating these hypotheses would require important clues to find unknown risk factors of breast cancer and to plan more effective strategies for breast cancer control in Korean women.

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Breast neoplasmCancer screeningMammographyPapillomaviridaeRisk factors

Identifiers

PMID25266421
PMCPMC4220604

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