Family history of cancer and the risk of endometrial cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-99

  Lucenteforte, Ersilia ^a   Talamini, Renato ^c   Montella, Maurizio ^d   Maso, Luigino Dal ^c   Pelucchi, Claudio ^a   Franceschi, Silvia ^e   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b   Negri, Eva ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Case control study; Endometrial cancer; Family history; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; UTERUS CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449139363     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328305a0c9     Document Type: Article

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