Worldwide, cancer of the cervix is the second leading cause of cancer death in women: each year, an estimated 500,000 cases are newly diagnosed. Among populations, there are large differences in incidence rates of invasive cervical cancer: these reflect the influence of environmental factors, screen
Ovarian cancer: Epidemiology, biology, and prognostic factors
โ Scribed by Christine H. Holschneider; Jonathan S. Berek
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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