Immigrant Asian American women may be at higher risk for breast cancer

(University of California - Riverside) According to the results of a new study led by a researcher from the University of California, Riverside, a subset of women living in the US may be at higher risk for breast cancer than previously observed. The study identified differences in how Asian American women experience breast cancer risk; more specifically, it found that Asian American women who had immigrated had significantly higher risk for breast cancer than their US-born counterparts.

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