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Oral contraceptives and risk of ovarian cancer and breast cancer among high-risk women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Nov 2013
Moorman Patricia G, Havrilesky Laura J, Gierisch Jennifer M, Coeytaux Remy R, Lowery William J, Peragallo Urrutia Rachel, Dinan Michaela, McBroom Amanda J, Hasselblad Vic, Sanders Gillian D, Myers Evan R
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To estimate the risks of ovarian cancer and breast cancer associated with oral contraceptive (OC) use among women at elevated risk owing to mutations in BRCA1/2 or a strong family history. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ClinicalTrials.gov for studies published 2000 to 2012 that evaluated associations between OC use and breast or ovarian cancer among...
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