The role of reproductive and menstrual factors in cancer of the breast before and after menopause

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-310

  Talamini, R ^a   Franceschi, S ^a   La Vecchia, C ^b,c   Negri, E ^b   Borsa, L ^d   Montella, M ^e   Falcini, F ^f   Conti, E ^g   Rossi, C ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Breast cancer; Menstrual factors; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029922420     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00615-X     Document Type: Article

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