Open AccessOral contraceptives and colorectal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Cristina Bosetti,
Francesca Bravi,
Eva Negri,
Carlo La Vecchia
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmp017
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , meta analysis , relative risk , confidence interval , gynecology , epidemiology , cohort study , cancer , risk factor , oncology
Various studies have reported an inverse relation between oral contraceptive (OC) use and the risk of colorectal cancer, but the issue is still open.
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