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Environmental Factors Related to Cancers in Postmenopausal Women

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Women’s Health and Menopause

Part of the book series: Medical Science Symposia Series ((MSSS,volume 17))

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Cancer in women is a very serious public health concern, given that approximately 40% of American women will be diagnosed at some time in their life with a cancer other than a superficial skin cancer and 20% will die from cancer [1].

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  1. Louise A. Brinton
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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    R. A. Lobo

  2. First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    P. G. Crosignani  & F. Bruschi  & 

  3. Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    R. Paoletti

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Brinton, L.A. (2002). Environmental Factors Related to Cancers in Postmenopausal Women. In: Lobo, R.A., Crosignani, P.G., Paoletti, R., Bruschi, F. (eds) Women’s Health and Menopause. Medical Science Symposia Series, vol 17. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1061-1_22

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