Age at onset for familial epithelial ovarian cancer.

Autor: Amos, Christopher I., Shaw, Gail L.
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 10/14/92, Vol. 268 Issue 14, p1896, 4p, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: Reexamines three previous studies in an attempt to provide age-specific risks for ovarian cancer for relatives of ovarian cancer patients. Goal of characterizing the age at onset for ovarian cancer for women with a single relative vs several relatives affected with ovarian cancer; Results of data from the Cancer and Steroid Hormone (CASH) Study; Discussion of prophylactic oophorectomy; More.
Databáze: Complementary Index