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Postnatal risk factors for testicular cancer: The EPSAM case-control study.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2017
Moirano Giovenale, Zugna Daniela, Grasso Chiara, Mirabelli Dario, Lista Patrizia, Ciuffreda Libero, Segnan Nereo, Merletti Franco, Richiardi Lorenzo
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Testicular cancer is considered to originate from an impaired differentiation of fetal germ cells, but puberty could represent another time window of susceptibility. Our study aimed at investigating the association between environmental exposures acting during puberty/adolescence (13-19 years of age) and the risk of testicular cancer. We used data of the EPSAM study, a case-control study on germ-cell testicular...
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