Risk factors for different histological types of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-436

  Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b   Chiaffarino, F ^a   Negri, E ^a   Surace, M ^a   Benzi, G ^b   Franceschi, S ^c   Fedele, L ^b   La Vecchia, C ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Histology; Hormonal factor; Ovarian cancer; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942615278     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891x.2004.14302.x     Document Type: Article

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