The risk of breast cancer following spontaneous or induced abortion

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-108

  Wingo, Phyllis A ^a,d   Newsome, Kim ^b   Marks, James S ^c   Calle, Eugenia E ^a   Parker, Sheryl L ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Breast cancer; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031044082     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018443507512     Document Type: Review

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