Breast cancer, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus: A nested case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1665-1669

  Cox, B ^a   Richardson, A ^b   Graham, P ^c   Gislefoss, R E ^d   Jellum, E ^e   Rollag, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cytomegalovirus; Epstein Barr virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SERUM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952888530     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605675     Document Type: Article

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