Oral Contraceptives, Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk: a Case Control Study in Saudi Arabia

S.M.M. Karim; Wijdan Baeshen; Syed Nehal Neamatullah; Bakr Bin

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3957

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Oral Contraceptives, Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk: a Case Control Study in Saudi Arabia

S.M.M. Karim Wijdan Baeshen Syed Nehal Neamatullah Bakr Bin

Year: 2015 Journal: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Vol: 16 (9)Pages: 3957-3960 Publisher: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention

DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3957

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Abstract

Prolonged use of OC (more than 10 years) may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer in Saudi women. Larger population based studies are needed to confirm this finding in this population.

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Medicine Breast cancer Abortion Gynecology Obstetrics Case-control study Cancer Pill Population Risk factors for breast cancer Family planning Pregnancy Internal medicine Environmental health Research methodology

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Reproductive Health and Contraception

Health Sciences → Medicine → Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Cancer Risks and Factors

Health Sciences → Medicine → Oncology

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

Health Sciences → Medicine → Reproductive Medicine

Oral Contraceptives, Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk: a Case Control Study in Saudi Arabia

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