Breast cancer and combined oral contraceptives: Results from a multinational study

• Main Authors: Geoffrey Berry, Robert MacLennan, Rodney Shearman, Tatiana Jelihovsky, Joan Cooper Booth, Ramiro Molina, Luis Martinez, Oriana Salas, Alfredo Dabancens, Chen Zhiheng, Tao Yun, Hu Yong Wei, Alvaro Cuadros, Nubia Aristizabal, K. Ebeling, P. Nishan, D. Kunde, Baruch Modan, Elaine Ron, Ester Alfandary, J. G. Mati, Patrick Kenya, Alfred Kungu, D. Gatei, Hector Rodriguez Cuevas, Socorro Benavides Salazar, Antonio Palet, Patricia Ontiveros, Ruben A. Apelo, Julietta R. de la Cruz, Jose Baens, Benita Javier, Suporn Silpisornkosol, Tieng Pardthaisong, Nimit Martin, Choti Theetranont, Banpot Boosiri, Supawat Chutivongse, Pramuan Virutamasen, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Prasarn Jimakorn, Suporn Koetsawang, Daungdao Rachawat, Nivat Chantarakul, Helge Stalsberg, David B. Thomas, Elizabeth A. Noonan, Susan Holck
• Other Authors: The University of Sydney
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/15930
• Institution: Mahidol University

A collaborative, hospital-based case-control study was conducted at 12 participating centres in 10 countries. Based on data from personal interviews of 2, 116 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and 12,077 controls, the relative risk of breast cancer in women who ever used oral contraceptives w...