Abstract
To understand possible correlates of the systematically higher gastric-cancer rates in males than in females, we investigated the role of menstrual, reproductive and hormonal factors in females, using data from a case-control study conducted in Northern Italy. Cases were 229 post-menopausal women with incident, histologically confirmed gastric cancer, and controls were 614 post-menopausal women in hospital for acute, nonneoplastic, non-digestive-tract conditions. After allowance for age, education, family history, and selected dietary correlates of stomach cancer, a reduced gastric-cancer risk was observed in women with later menopause (odds ratio, OR = 0.6, p value for trend
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 761-764 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
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La Vecchia, C., D'Avanzo, B., Franceschi, S., Negri, E., Parazzini, F., & Decarli, A. (1994). Menstrual and reproductive factors and gastric-cancer risk in women. International Journal of Cancer, 59(6), 761-764. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.2910590609