P-pills and risk of breast cancer. A review of studies published 1970-1990

A review of five cohort and 33 case-control studies provides evidence of an increased risk of breast cancer in women aged less than 45 years who were exposed to oral contraceptives for 5-10 years. It is probable that the increased risk is related to oral contraceptive use before the first pregnancy. No association was found between oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk in women aged 45 years or more.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Ugeskr Laeger. 1992 May 11;154(20):1437-8. - PMID 1631974

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:154

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 154(1992), 5 vom: 27. Jan., Seite 260-6

Sprache:

Dänisch

Weiterer Titel:

P-piller og risiko for cancer mammae. En oversigt over undersøgelser publiceret 1970-1990

Beteiligte Personen:

Glud, E [VerfasserIn]
Ewertz, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Breast Cancer
Cancer
Case Control Studies
Case Reports
Contraception
Contraceptive Agents, Estrogen--side effects
Contraceptive Agents, Female--side effects
Contraceptive Agents--side effects
Contraceptive Methods
Contraceptives, Oral
Diseases
English Abstract
Evaluation
Family Planning
Follow-up Studies
Journal Article
Mestranol--side effects
Neoplasms
Oral Contraceptives
Research Methodology
Review
Risk Assessment
Studies

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.03.1992

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print

CommentIn: Ugeskr Laeger. 1992 May 11;154(20):1437-8. - PMID 1631974

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM01717984X