Estrogens and breast cancer

In this review, we summarize the epidemiologic evidence for the associations of oral contraceptives and postmenopausal hormones with risk of breast cancer. We also describe the biologic plausibility of these relationships. Overall, there appears to be little, if any, increase in risk with oral contr...

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Main Authors: HANKINSON SUSAN E, STAMPFER MEIR J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1997-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341997000400014