Selected characteristics of controls, invasive ductal carcinoma cases, and invasive
lobular carcinoma cases
Methods: We combined data from two population - based case - control studies to examine the relationship between migraine and risk of postmenopausal invasive breast cancer among 1,199 ductal carcinoma cases, 739
lobular carcinoma cases, and 1,474 controls 55 to 79 years of age.
Not exact matches
Invasive
lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common breast cancer subtype and accounts for 8 - 14 % of all
cases.
Women are generally in this group if they have multiple
cases of breast or ovarian cancer in the family, a positive result on the BRCA breast cancer gene - mutation test, a personal history of the disease, or a biopsy showing atypia or
lobular carcinoma in situ.