Cancer and endometriosis: Do we need to be concerned?

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-324

  Martin, Dan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complications; Cyst; Endometriosis; Hormone replacement therapy (HRT); Laparoscopy; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN;

CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030717451     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1068762     Document Type: Review

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