Should women with a family history of breast cancer avoid use of oral contraceptives? [4]

Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 615-616

  Ursin, G ^a   Li, C ^a   Pike, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DRUG USE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; MUTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033839251     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200009000-00026     Document Type: Letter

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