Hormonal interventions and cancer risk

Hormonal interventions and cancer risk

Studies have been inconclusive about the risk of cancer as a result of female hormones. There seems to be general agreement, though, that the net cancer-related risk of oral contraceptives is negligible.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1995-12, Vol.346, p.S8-S8
Hauptverfasser: Neven, Patrick, De Muylder, Xavier
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Birth control
Cancer
Contraceptives
Estrogens
Health risks
Hormones
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Studies have been inconclusive about the risk of cancer as a result of female hormones. There seems to be general agreement, though, that the net cancer-related risk of oral contraceptives is negligible.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/0140-6736(95)90007-1