Risk factors for breast cancer in women under 40 years

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1361-1367

  Tavani, A ^a   Gallus, S ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Negri, E ^a   Montella, M ^c   Dal Maso, L ^d   Franceschi, S ^d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Case control studies; Diet; Hormonal factors; Oral contraceptives; Reproductive factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033198028     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00139-2     Document Type: Article

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