Twinning and the incidence of breast and gynecological cancers (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 829-835

  Neale, Rachel E ^a   Purdie, David M ^a   Murphy, Michael F G ^b   Mineau, Geraldine P ^c   Bishop, Timothy ^d   Whiteman, David C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; cervix neoplasms; ovrian neoplasms; twinning; uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS; UTAH;

EID: 5044221533     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CACO.0000043433.09264.58     Document Type: Article

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