Titre : | Reproductive and menstrual risk factors for pancreatic cancer : A population-based study of San Francisco bay area women. (2005) |
Auteurs : | DUELL (Eric-J) : USA. Department of Community and Family Medicine. Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Dartmouth Medical School. Lebanon. NH. ; HOLLY (Elizabeth-A) : USA. Division of Cancer Epidemiology. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. School of Medicine. University of California San Francisco. San Francisco. CA. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 161, n° 8, 2005) |
Pagination : | 741-747 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Reproduction ; Facteur risque ; Femme ; Homme ; Epidémiologie ; Appareil digestif [pathologie] ; Cancer ; Pancréas [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 6uR0x00c. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study results regarding risks associated with reproductive characteristics and pancreatic cancer have been mixed. Using data from a population-based case-control study of pancreatic cancer, the authors assessed the role of menstrual factors, reproductive factors, and hormone use in the etiology of pancreatic cancer among women (241 cases, 818 controls). Rapid case ascertainment was used in six San Francisco Bay Area counties in California between 1995 and 1999. Controls were sampled by using random digit dialing. All statistical tests were two sided. Age at menopause (>45 years vs. |