Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: Impact of different treatments. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-156

  Bakken, Kjersti ^a   Fournier, Agnès ^b   Lund, Eiliv ^a   Waaseth, Marit ^a   Dumeaux, Vanessa ^a   Clavel Chapelon, Franoise ^b   Fabre, Alban ^b   Hémon, Bertrand ^c   Rinaldi, Sabina ^c   Chajes, Véronique ^c   Slimani, Nadia ^c   Allen, Naomi E ^d   Reeves, Gillian K ^d   Bingham, Sheila ^e   Khaw, Kay Tee ^e   Olsen, Anja ^f   Tjønneland, Anne ^f   Rodriguez, Laudina ^g   SÁnchez, Maria José ^h   Etxezarreta, Pilar Amiano ⁱ   Ardanaz, Eva ^i,j   Tormo, Maria José ^k   Peeters, Petra H ^l   Van Gils, Carla H ^l   Steffen, Annika ^m   Schulz, Mandy ^m   Chang Claude, Jenny ^m   Kaaks, Rudolf ⁿ   Tumino, Rosario ^o   Gallo, Valentina ^p   Norat, Teresa ^p   Riboli, Elio ^p   Panico, Salvatore ^q   Masala, Giovanna ^r   GonzÁlez, Carlos A ^s   Berrino, Franco ^t   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^g Health and Health Care Services Council   (Spain)

^h ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

ⁱ CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^j INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^k Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^m GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

ⁿ Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum   (Germany)

^o CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^q UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^r ISPO Cancer Prevention and Research Institute   (Italy)

^s CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^t NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cohort studies; Dosage; Epidemiology; Estrogens; HRT; Menopause; Progestins

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROGESTONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; NORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EUROPE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

EID: 78349231213     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25314     Document Type: Article

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