The influence of reproductive and hormonal factors on the risk of colon and rectal cancer in women

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1070-1076

  Talamini, R ^a   Franceschi, S ^a   Dal Maso, L ^a   Negri, E ^b   Conti, E ^c   Filiberti, R ^d   Montella, M ^e   Nanni, O ^f   La Vecchia, C ^b,g  

^a Servizio di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Hormone replacement therapy; Oral contraceptives; Parity; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032102838     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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