Alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women following the cessation of hormone therapy use: The California Teachers Study

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2006-2013

  Horn Ross, Pamela L ^a   Canchola, Alison J ^a   Bernstein, Leslie ^b   Clarke, Christina A ^a   Lacey, James V ^b   Neuhausen, Susan L ^b   Reynolds, Peggy ^a   Ursin, Giske ^c,d  

^a CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869215941     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0418     Document Type: Article

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