Male Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Risk in the Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors - Differences in Excess Relative and Absolute Risk from Female Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are well-known associations of ionizing radiation with female breast cancer, and emerging evidence also for male breast cancer. In the United Kingdom, female breast cancer following occupational radiation exposure is among that set of cancers eligible for state compensation and consideration is currently being given to an extension to include male breast cancer.

Objectives

We compare radiation-associated excess relative and absolute risks of male and female breast cancers.

Methods

Breast cancer incidence and mortality data in the Japanese atomic-bomb survivors were analyzed using relative and absolute risk models via Poisson regression.

Results

We observed significant (p ≤ 0.01) dose-related excess risk for male breast cancer incidence and mort

SUBMITTER: Little MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5289903 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature