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Oral contraceptives and breast cancer
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia 65212.
Missouri Medicine
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
The possible relationship of oral contraception use to breast cancer is a concern to physicians and their patients. In this article, the authors present a review of the major studies conducted during the last 10 years, from an epidemiologic viewpoint.
Keywords:
AmericasBiasBiologyBreast CancerCancerCase Control StudiesClinical ResearchContraceptionContraceptive Methods--pharmacodynamicsContraceptive Methods--side effectsDeveloped CountriesDiseasesError SourcesEuropeFamily PlanningHuman VolunteersLiterature ReviewMeasurementNeoplasmsNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaNorthern EuropeOral Contraceptives--pharmacodynamicsOral Contraceptives--side effectsProspective StudiesResearch MethodologyRisk FactorsStudiesUnited KingdomUnited States