Family history of cancer and renal cell cancer risk in Caucasians and African Americans.

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Published in Br J Cancer on May 04, 2010

Authors

S Karami1, K Schwartz, M P Purdue, F G Davis, J J Ruterbusch, S S Munuo, S Wacholder, B I Graubard, J S Colt, W-H Chow

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7242, Bethesda, MD 20892-7242, USA. karamis@mail.nih.gov

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