Combined estrogen-progestogen contraceptives and combined estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy.9789283212911 Combined estrogen-progestogen contraceptives and combined estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy. Internatinal Agency for Research on Cancer. World Health Organization 2008 528 pages $55.00 Paperback IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic carcinogenic having a capacity for carcinogenesis. Risks to Humans, IARC Monographs; v.91 RC931 It has to really come to light that many urban water sources are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, including those used in hormone therapy Hormone therapy Treating cancers by changing the hormone balance of the body, instead of by using cell-killing drugs. Mentioned in: Breast Cancer, Thyroid Cancer hormone therapy . Even before that discovery, oral contraceptives Oral Contraceptives Definition Oral contraceptives are medicines taken by mouth to help prevent pregnancy. They are also known as the Pill, OCs, or birth control pills. have been the norm in the lives of women since the 1960s, despite concerns about side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. , and estrogen has become a common treatment for the symptoms of menopause. This report focuses on contraceptives that combine estrogen and progestogen progestogen /pro·ges·to·gen/ (-jes´tah-jen) progestational agent. pro·ges·to·gen n. Any of various substances having progestational effects; a progestin. as well as the same combination used in menopause therapy. Beyond the environmental concerns, contributors present their evaluations on exposure to estrogen-progestogen in studies of humans and animals, including the incidence of breast cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, and cutaneous cutaneous /cu·ta·ne·ous/ (ku-ta´ne-us) pertaining to the skin. cu·ta·ne·ous adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the skin. Cutaneous Pertaining to the skin. malignant melanoma. They also present data relevant to an evaluation of the genesis of carcinomas and its mechanisms including exception and distribution, metabolism and excretion, receptor-mediated effects, and genetic and related effects. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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