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Endometriosis and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND Endometriosis is an often chronic, inflammatory gynaecologic condition affecting 190 million women worldwide. Studies have reported an elevated cancer risk among patients with endometriosis. However, prior research has included methodologic issues that impede valid and robust interpretation. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE We conducted a meta-analysis of studies investigating the association between endometriosis and cancer risk and analysed the results by methodologic characteristics. We...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/humupd/dmaa045

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Women's & Reproductive Health
Oxford college:
St Edmund Hall; St Peter's
Role:
Author


Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Human Reproduction Update More from this journal
Volume:
27
Issue:
2
Pages:
393-420
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2020-11-17
Acceptance date:
2020-07-31
DOI:
EISSN:
1460-2369
ISSN:
1355-4786
Pmid:
33202017


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1146445
Local pid:
pubs:1146445
Deposit date:
2021-07-12

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