Malignant melanoma and oral contraceptive use among women in California
| Autor: | S Ramcharan, Valerie Beral, R Faris |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Population California medicine Humans Prospective cohort study education Melanoma Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Oncology Family planning Female Skin cancer business Developed country Cohort study Research Article Contraceptives Oral |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1532-1827 0007-0920 |
| Popis: | Women who had used oral contraceptives, particularly long-term users, were found to have higher rates of malignant melanoma and of a past history of skin cancer than those who had never used oral contraceptives. This excess was confined to lesions of the lower limb. The association between oral contraceptive use and melanoma was noted in 3 separate sets of data, although it was statistically significant only in one. The possibility that this relationship is indirect because, for example, oral contraceptive users are more likely than never-users to be exposed to sunlight and thus to develop malignant melanoma, cannot be excluded. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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