“…Several studies have found an association of XRCC1-399 with the risk of various cancers, such as breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, thyroid carcinoma, gastric cancer and breast cancer (Engin et al, 2011;Fard-Esfahani et al, 2011;Xu et al, 2011;Raabe et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2012). Previous study showed an improved survival rate for breast cancer patients with XRCC1-399 Gln/Gln receiving chemotherapy (Bewick et al, 2009;Rodrigues et al, 2011). One study conducted in Canada reported XRCC1 Arg399Gln was an independent predictor for progression (Bewick et al, 2009), and another study showed a nonsignificant decreased risk of survival for breast cancer (Rodrigues et al, 2011).…”