To investigate the possibility of an association between oral contraceptive steroids (CS) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we reviewed 128 cases of HCC in women collected between 1953 and 1980. There were 48 cases under the age of 40, and 13 of these (27%) had used CS. However, 62% of HCC associa
Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with oral contraceptives
β Scribed by N. Menzies-Gow
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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