Open AccessHormone Therapy and Factors Affecting Fertility of Women Under 50-Year-Old with Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Mehdi Moradinazar,
Behjat Marzbani,
Karoon Shahebrahimi,
Sara Sulzbach,
Behnaz Marzbani,
Zeinab Moradinazar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
breast cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.19
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1179-1314
DOI - 10.2147/bctt.s218394
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , hormone therapy , gynecology , cancer , hormonal contraception , fertility , obstetrics , surgical oncology , risk factor , risk factors for breast cancer , outpatient clinic , confounding , oncology , family planning , population , environmental health , research methodology
Although the use of contraceptive hormones is a risk factor for development of breast cancer, level of risk is unknown; thus the current research was conducted to investigate the effect of factors related to fertility and hormone use on risk of breast cancer in women aged under 50 years old in the west of Iran.