One step forward in proving, that underarm cosmetics do not cause breast cancer

Breast

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-86

  Rageth, Christoph J ^a  

^a Brust Zentrum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; EDITORIAL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 14844361717     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2004.08.010     Document Type: Editorial

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