Risk of cancer in relatives of testicular cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 970-973

  Heimdal, K ^a   Olsson, H ^b   Tretli, S ^c   Flodgren, P ^b   Borresen A L ^a   Fossa S D ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELATIVE; TESTIS CANCER;

EID: 0029926827     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.174     Document Type: Article

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