Influence of menstrual and reproductive factors on ovarian cancer risk in women with and without family history of breast or ovarian cancer

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 799-802

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Ricci, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Surace, M ^a   Benzi, G ^b   Parazzini, F ^b   Franceschi, S ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control study; Family history; Hormone replacement therapy; Menstrual factors; Oral contraceptives; Ovarian cancer; Reproductive factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033762059     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.5.799     Document Type: Article

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