Epidemiology of ovarian cancer: A summary review

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-129

  La Vecchia, C ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Family history; Oral contraceptives; Ovarian cancer hormones; Reproduction; Talc

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DIET; FAMILY HISTORY; FERTILITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARITY; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS; TALC;

EID: 0035075458     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200104000-00002     Document Type: Review

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