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- Title
Oral contraceptive users may be at some increased risk of cervical carcinoma.
- Authors
Donovan, P.; Klitsch, M.
- Abstract
This article presents information on oral contraceptives and the risk of cancer associated with it. A case-control study con- ducted in Los Angeles finds that use of oral contraceptives doubles a woman's risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the cervix, with long-term users having the highest risk. The Los Angeles study included 195 English speaking women born after 1935 in North America or Western Europe who had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the cervix between February 1977 and February 1991. (Adenocarcinoma constitutes 10-15% of all cervical cancers.) These women were compared with 386 controls, who were matched with the cancer patients by race, age and neighborhood. Patients and controls were interviewed, usually in their homes, by the same interviewer, who used a structured questionnaire to elicit information on sexual practices, reproductive history, contraceptive use, genital infections, medical history, personal hygiene, personal habits (including smoking) and demographic characteristics.
- Subjects
NORTH America; EUROPE; ORAL contraceptives; SOCIAL groups; WOMEN'S health; ADENOCARCINOMA; CERVICAL cancer
- Publication
Family Planning Perspectives, 1995, Vol 27, Issue 3, p134
- ISSN
0014-7354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2136118