Menopausal hormones and breast cancer in a biracial population.
Am J Public Health
; 90(6): 966-71, 2000 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study examined the association between menopausal hormones and breast cancer in a biracial population.METHODS:
Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios for breast cancer associated with hormone use among 397 cases and 425 controls, all menopausal women.RESULTS:
Odds ratios for ever use of hormones were 0.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.5, 1.2) for White women and 0.7 (95% CI = 0.4, 1.2) for Black women. Risk was not increased with longer duration of use or more recent use.CONCLUSIONS:
Breast cancer risk was not increased among White or Black women who used menopausal hormones, despite patterns of use varying considerably between races.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Menopausa
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Estrogênios Conjugados (USP)
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Terapia de Reposição Hormonal
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População Negra
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População Branca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article