Influence of selected hormonal and lifestyle factors on familial propensity to ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 922-926

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Dal Maso, Luigino ^b   Giordano, Laura ^a   Franceschi, Silvia ^c   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Diet; Family history; Menstrual factors; Oral contraceptives; Ovarian cancer; Reproductive factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPITHELIUM; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FISH; HORMONE ACTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MENOPAUSE; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VEGETABLE;

EID: 1342279502     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.11.038     Document Type: Article

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