Risk of cancer In first- and second-degree relatives of testicular germ cell tumor cases and controls

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 952-957

  Chia, Victoria M ^a,d   Li, Van ^a   Goldin, Lynn K ^a   Graubard, Barry I ^a   Greene, Mark H ^a   Korcle, Larissa ^a   Rubertone, Mark V ^b   Erieksom, Ralph L ^c   McGlynn, Katherine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Family; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATERNITY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58149473465     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23971     Document Type: Article

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