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Comparative Effectiveness of Core-Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: Executive Summary AHRQ.gov
Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer NEJM 1/2018
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Diagnosis and Management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) AHRQ.gov 9/2009
Doctors Warn of Heart Risk From Some Breast Cancer Therapies Health experts are stepping up warnings that certain breast cancer treatments may harm the heart. 2/2018
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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A drink a day tied to higher breast cancer risk, report says 5/2017
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Alcohol Increases Breast Cancer Risk, 30% More Breast Cancer With More Than 3 Daily Drinks of Wine, Beer, or Spirits WebMD 2007
Alcohol Is the Breast Cancer Risk No One Wants to Talk About. As companies roll out the pink beer in October to raise awareness of the disease, one group is urging young women to think twice. 10/2021
Drinking and breast cancer: Risk increases with even one drink, study finds 5/2017
Researchers find direct link to alcohol, breast cancer risk 4/2016
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