Selected medical conditions and risk of breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1699-1703

  Talamini, R ^a   Franceschi, S ^a   Favero, A ^a   Negri, E ^b   Parazzini, F ^b,c   La Vecchia, C ^b,c  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign breast disease; Benign thyroid disease; Breast cancer; Diabetes; Hypertension; Ovarian cysts

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OVARY CYST; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0030964181     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.289     Document Type: Article

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