Hormone replacement therapy is not associated with an increased risk of leukemia (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 483-488

  Ross, Julie A ^a,b   Sinner, Penny J ^c   Blair, Cindy K ^a,b   Cerhan, James R ^d   Folsom, Aaron R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Estrogen; Female; Leukemia; Post menopause; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; IOWA; LEUKEMIA; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 21644467006     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-7117-z     Document Type: Article

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