The endometriosis-ovarian cancer connection: the case against preventive surgery

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a,b,c   Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b,d   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a,b,c   Viganò, Paola ^c   Bolis, Giorgio ^a,b   Fedele, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Center for Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology CROG   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67349086625     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.034     Document Type: Letter

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