Death of a husband or marital divorce related to risk of breast cancer in middle-aged women. A nested case-control study among Norwegian women born 1935–1954

Widowhood and divorce related to cancer

Widowhood and divorce related to cancer risk in middle-aged women. A nested case-control study among norwegian women born between 1935 and 1954

✍ Anne Kvikstad; Lars J. Vatten; Steinar Tretli; Stener Kvinnsland 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 645 KB

We have examined whether the risk of cancer among divorced or widowed Norwegian women born between I935 and 1954 was any different from that of married women. Among a total of approximately 600,000 women, we applied a nested case-control design. Thus, the study was population-based and included 17,2