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SUBMITTER: Hashim D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5548879 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hashim Dana D Sartori Samantha S La Vecchia Carlo C Serraino Diego D Maso Luigino Dal LD Negri Eva E Smith Elaine E Levi Fabio F Boccia Stefania S Cadoni Gabriella G Luu Hung N HN Lee Yuan-Chin Amy YA Hashibe Mia M Boffetta Paolo P
Cancer medicine 20170714 8
Due to lower female incidence, estimates of exogenous and endogenous hormonal factors in head and neck cancers (HNCs, comprising cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx) among women have been inconsistent and unable to account for key HNC risk factors. We pooled data from 11 studies from Europe, North America, and Japan. Analysis included 1572 HNC female cases and 4343 controls. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) estimates and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated us ...[more]