Link Between Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Status And Risk Of A Second Primary Tumor

Women with hormone receptor (HR) negative first tumors have twice as much risk for developing a second breast cancer as women with HR-positive tumors, according to a study published online July 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Christina A. Clarke, Ph.D., of the Northern California Cancer Center in Fremont, Calif.

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