Breast cancer risk associated with being treated for infertility: Results from the French E3N cohort study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2216-2221

  Gauthier, E ^a   Paoletti, X ^a,b   Clavel Chapelon, F ^a   Fangon, M ^c   Follain, Y ^c   Hoang, L ^c   Niravong, M ^c   Evans, Garth ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cohort study; Fertility drugs; Infertility; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; CYCLOFENIL; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GCE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INDUCTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 6444235742     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh422     Document Type: Article

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