High constant incidence rates of second primary neoplasms

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-388

  Levi, Fabio ^a,e   Boffetta, Paolo ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c Institute for Pharmacological Research   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Colorectum; Incidence; Multiple tumours; Oral cavity; Pharynx; Skin

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MOUTH CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND CANCER; SWITZERLAND; ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 56149092833     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282f75f57     Document Type: Article

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