Obituary: Brian MacMahon

Obituary: Brian MacMahon

MacMahon is perhaps best known for his work showing that the risk of breast cancer is substantially affected by the age at which the first full-term pregnancy occurs. The finding was later determined to be due to the fact that a full-term pregnancy, as opposed to an abortion, induces terminal differ...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2008-01, Vol.371 (9607), p.112
1. Verfasser: Oransky, Ivan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chronic illnesses
Deaths
Epidemiology
Health risk assessment
Infectious diseases
MacMahon, Brian (1923-2007)
Physicians
Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:MacMahon is perhaps best known for his work showing that the risk of breast cancer is substantially affected by the age at which the first full-term pregnancy occurs. The finding was later determined to be due to the fact that a full-term pregnancy, as opposed to an abortion, induces terminal differentiation in the mammary gland.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X