Role of Goiter and of Menstrual and Reproductive Factors in Thyroid Cancer: A Population-based Case-Control Study in New Caledonia (South Pacific), a Very High Incidence Area

Exceptionally high incidence rates of thyroid cancer have been reported for Melanesian women in New Caledonia (South Pacific). To investigate the occurrence of thyroid cancer in that country and to clarify the role of goiter and hormonal factors in that disease in women, a countrywide population-bas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 2005-06, Vol.161 (11), p.1056-1065
Hauptverfasser:	Truong, Thérèse, Orsi, Laurent, Dubourdieu, Dominique, Rougier, Yannick, Hémon, Denis, Guénel, Pascal
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion, Spontaneous Adult Age of Onset Aged Analysis. Health state Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Endocrinopathies Epidemiology Female General aspects goiter Goiter - complications Humans Incidence Malignant tumors Medical sciences Menarche menopause Menstruation Menstruation Disturbances Middle Aged New Caledonia New Caledonia - epidemiology Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms odds ratio Parity Pregnancy Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Thyroid cancer Thyroid gland thyroid neoplasms Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology Thyroid Neoplasms - etiology Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases) Women
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