Incidence of breast and other cancers among Finnish women with cosmetic breast implants, 1970-1999

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-279

  Pukkala, Eero ^a   Boice Jr , John D ^b,c   Hovi, Sirpa Liisa ^d   Hemminki, Elina ^d   Asko Seljavaara, Sirpa ^e   Keskimäki, Ilmo ^d   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^b,c   Pakkanen, Matti ^f   Teppo, Lyly ^a  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f Siluetti Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cohort study; Detection; Epidemiology; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CARCINOGENS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0242600608     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v12.i4.60     Document Type: Article

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