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Sexually transmitted infections and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the Nurses’ Health Studies

BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with pelvic inflammatory disease and tubal pathologies. Given the tubal origin of a proportion of ovarian cancers, STIs may be relevant in their aetiology. METHODS: Antibodies indicating past infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Myco...

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Autores principales: Fortner, Renée T., Terry, Kathryn L., Bender, Noemi, Brenner, Nicole, Hufnagel, Katrin, Butt, Julia, Waterboer, Tim, Tworoger, Shelley S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6474309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30894687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0422-9