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Table 1 Occult breast cancers found at autopsy

From: The oestrogen paradox: an hypothesis

Study

Number

%

1962 Ryan

200

0%

1973 Kramer

70

4.3%

1975 Wellings

67

1.9%

1984 Neilsen

77

14.3%

1985 Alpers

101

8.9%

1985 Bhathal

207

12.1%

1987 Bartow

221

0%

1988 Neilsen

109

14.7%

Total cases

1,052

5% DCIS and 1% IBC

  1. Derived from the reports of Welch and coworkers [22] and Ryan [23]. DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; IBC, invasive breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Research

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