Avancerad sökning

Hittade 2 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.

1. 1. New evidence on germ-cell testicular cancer aetiology

   Författare :Lorenzo Richiardi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Testicular neoplasm; Seminomas; Nonseminomas; Case-control study; Risk factors; Perinatal characteristics; Body size; Subfertility; Occurrence.;

   Sammanfattning : Testicular cancer has been increasing in incidence for at least 50 years in many populations, but its etiology remains elusive. We investigated several prenatal and postnatal factors in association with germ-cell testicular cancer risk. Moreover, we evaluated recent trends in testicular cancer incidence in Northern European countries. LÄS MER

3. 2. Cancer and migration : epidemiological studies on relationship between country of birth, socio-economic position and cancer

   Författare :Omid Beiki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Country of birth; immigrants; breast neoplasm; uterine cervical neoplasm; endometrial neoplasm; ovarian neoplasm; prostatic neoplasm; testicular neoplasm; socio-economic position; incidence; survival; Sweden;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Migrant studies offer a unique opportunity to analyze variation in disease occurrence due to background factors. The role of environmental and lifestyle exposures are of particular interest in cancer research, and migrant studies can be considered as "natural experiments" in epidemiological research. LÄS MER