Prior oral contraceptive use in ovarian cancer patients: assessing associations with overall and progression-free survival

BACKGROUND: Prior studies have described a reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer with the use of oral contraceptives. In this context, we decided to examine if oral contraceptive use prior to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer is associated with better overall and progression-free survival. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Jatoi, Aminah, Foster, Nathan R., Kalli, Kimberly R., Vierkant, Robert A., Zhang, Zhiying, Larson, Melissa C., Fridley, Brooke, Goode, Ellen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26471496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1774-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26471496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1774-z

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