Risk factors for ovarian cancer histotypes

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1208-1213

  Chiaffarino, Francesca ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b   Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Franceschi, Silvia ^c,f   Talamini, Renato ^d   Canzonieri, Vincenzo ^d   Montella, Maurizio ^e   Ramazzotti, Valerio ^f   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family history; Histological types; Hormones; Ovarian cancer; Physical activity; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; STARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; NULLIPARA; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247164420     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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