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Absence of founder BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in coetaneous malignant melanoma patients of Ashkenazi origin
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Second cancers in patients with male breast cancer: a literature review
The risk of second malignancies among female breast cancer patients has been studied for decades. In contrast, very little is known about second primary tumors in men. Risk factors for breast cancer in men, in...
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Brain metastases: a rare initial presentation of prostate cancer
Although brain metastases are common in cancer patients, carcinoma of the prostate rarely metastasizes to the brain. Cerebral metastases as an initial clinical presentation of prostate carcinoma are extremely ...
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