Breast Cancer: Biology
Fact Sheets

The Biology of Breast Cancer collection includes fact sheets that describe:

• How cancer develops in the body.
• Early life habits and exposures that may affect breast cancer risk.
• The interaction between breast cancer and estrogen.
• The role genes and DNA damage may play in breast cancer risk.
• Family history and breast cancer risk.

Note: Fact sheets are available in both text and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) versions. Text versions may not include all the tables and figures and may have slightly different formatting. If you want an exact copy of the original fact sheet, choose the PDF version. (To read PDF files, get the free Acrobat Reader.)

 Fact Sheets for Breast Cancer: Biology

	No. 05		Biology of Breast Cancer		Text | PDF | Bibliography
	No. 08		Childhood Events: Breast Cancer Risk		Text | PDF | Bibliography
	No. 09		Estrogen: Breast Cancer Risk		Text | PDF | Bibliography
	No. 10		Estrogen: What Affects Exposure		Text | PDF | Bibliography
	No. 48		Family History: Breast Cancer Risk		Text | PDF | Bibliography
	No. 06		Tumor Suppressor Genes		Text | PDF | Bibliography

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Last Update 04.15.05

Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Vet Box 31, Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
Phone: 607.254.2893; Fax: 607.254.4730
Email: breastcancer@cornell.edu

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