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Interactions of familial and hormonal risk factors for large bowel cancer in women.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Aug 1999
Newcomb P A, Taylor J O, Trentham-Dietz A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Family history of colorectal cancer has been consistently associated with an increased personal risk of this disease. Since evidence suggests that hormones are related to colon cancer risk in women, the effect of family history on large bowel incidence may be modified according to endogenous and exogenous hormone levels. METHODS: We analysed data from a population-based case-control study of female...
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