Melin A

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
article 2010
International journal of cancer ·doi:10.1002/ijc.25718

Studies have shown an increased risk of malignancies in women with endometriosis. Little is known about the impact of endometriosis on cancer survival. We investigated whether the survival after a diagnosis of a malignancy differs in women …

article 2007
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dem209

BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have shown an increased cancer risk among women with endometriosis, especially ovarian cancer. Infertility and nulliparity are also known risk factors for different types of cancer. The aim of thi…

article 2006
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dei462

BACKGROUND: Several observations of the coexistence of endometriosis and cancer have been published. One study concerning endometriosis patients from 1969 to 1986 showed an overall relative cancer risk of 1.2 and relative risks for breast c…