Ovarian volumes among women with endometrial carcinoma: Associations with risk factors and serum hormones

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-435

  Sherman, Mark E ^a   Madigan, M Patricia ^a   Lacey Jr , James V ^a   Garcia Closas, Montserrat ^a   Potischman, Nancy ^a   Carreon, Joseph D ^a   Hartge, Patricia ^a   Brinton, Louise A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Epidemiology; Hormones; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN;

EID: 36348970565     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.07.061     Document Type: Article

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