Tubal sterilization and the risk of endometrial cancer
Castellsagué X, Thompson W, Dubrow R. Tubal sterilization and the risk of endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 65: 607-612. PMID: 8598311, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960301)65:5<607::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerTubal sterilizationProtective effectMulticenter population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyNon-significant protective effectPopulation-based cancer registriesCase-control studyCrude odds ratiosEpithelial endometrial carcinomaYears of ageMethod of contraceptionCancer RegistryEndometrial carcinomaOvarian functionTubal occlusionWomen 20Odds ratioEndogenous estrogensProtective associationEndometrial carcinogenesisWoman's riskHuman studiesCancer