Family history and breast cancer risk for Asian women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of women of European ancestry have shown that the average familial relative risk for first-degree relatives of women with breast cancer is approximately twofold, but little is known for Asian women. We aimed to provide evidence for the association between family history and breast cancer risk for Asian women by systematically reviewing published literature.

Methods

Studies reporting the familial relative risk of breast cancer for Asian women were searched in three online databases and complemented by a manual search. Odds ratios (ORs) for the association between family history and breast cancer risk were pooled across all included studies and by subgroups in terms of the type of family history, age, menopausal status and geographical region.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318753 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature