Ovarian cancer and smoking: Individual participant meta-analysis including 28 114 women with ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies

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2012

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Banks, Emily
Marchbanks, P
Green, Adele
Purdie, D M
Webb, Penelope M
Peeters, P

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Lancet Publishing Group

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Background Smoking has been linked to mucinous ovarian cancer, but its eff ects on other ovarian cancer subtypes and on overall ovarian cancer risk are unclear, and the fi ndings from most studies with relevant data are unpublished. To assess these associ

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Keywords: adult; aged; alcohol consumption; article; body mass; cancer classification; cancer incidence; cancer risk; clear cell carcinoma; colloid carcinoma; controlled study; disease association; endometrioid carcinoma; family history; female; histology; hormonal

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Lancet Oncology, The

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2037-12-31