Migration patterns and breast carcinoma
CancerPublished 1 March 2000
Judith S. Kaur
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The author reviews the migration patterns and effects that might contribute to this change in the rates of breast carcinoma in American Indian and Alaska Native women in recent years.
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Research must be designed that will explore the components of host, life-styles, and environment on breast carcinoma rates in American Indian and Alaska Native women to elucidate mechanisms of breast carcinoma etiology.
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