Consistency and plausibility in epidemiologic analysis: Application to breast cancer in relation to use of oral contraceptives
β Scribed by James J. Schlesselman; Bruce V. Stadel; Pamela Murray; Phyllis A. Wingo; George L. Rubin
- Book ID
- 115961979
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Weight
- 714 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9681
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## Abstract Female residents of six counties in Washington and Utah in whom a diagnosis of ovarian cancer was made during 1975β79 were interviewed concerning prior use of oral contraceptives. Interviews with a random sample of women drawn from these same counties were obtained for comparison. A sma
Data from a multinational, hospital-based, case-control study were analyzed to determine whether use of combined oral contraceptives (OC) around the time of menopause preferentially increases risk of breast cancer. Results show that the relative risk (RR) of breast cancer was increased in women of a