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Oral contraceptive use and early abortion as risk factors for breast cancer in young women
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A case-control study was conducted in Los Angeles County, California, of 163 very young breast-cancer cases (all aged 32 or less at diagnosis) to investigate the role, if any, of oral contraceptives (OC) in the development of the disease. OC use before first full-term pregnancy (FFTP) was associated with an elevated risk, which increased with duration of OC use (relative risk approximately 2.2 at 6 years of use, P < 0.01). This increased risk could not be explained by other risk factors. OC use after FFTP was not associated with any change in risk. A first-trimester abortion before FFTP, whether spontaneous or induced, was associated with a 2.4-fold increase in breast-cancer risk (P < 0.005).
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- Pike, M. C., Henderson, B. E., Casagrande, J. T., Rosario, I., & Gray, G. E.
- Venue
- British Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 1981-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 72-76
- ISSN
- 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-1827
- OpenAlex
- W2011853205
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- 307
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 10.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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