To assess the relationship of menopausal estrogens to breast cancer risk, the authors conducted a case-control study among 881 cases and 863 controls identified through the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP). Use of estrogens was associated with a relative risk (RR) of 1.24 (95% C
Menopausal estrogen use and the risk of breast cancer
β Scribed by Jill A. McDonald; Noel S. Weiss; Janet R. Daling; Anita M. Francis; Lincoln Polissar
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 565 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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