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Are Oral Contraceptives and Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Involved in Sex-Linked Cancer?

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Steroid Hormone Action and Cancer

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Molecular Endocrinology ((CTME,volume 4))

Abstract

A roundtable discussion on this subject was held on the afternoon of October 28, 1975. In addition to me as Chairman, panelists were: Roy Hertz, M.D., Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. and Frank M. Sturtevant, Ph.D., Associate Director, Research and Development, Searle Laboratories, G.D. Searle and Company, Chicago, Illinois.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Parke, Davis and Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Richard A. Edgren

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    Jerry R. Reel

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Edgren, R.A. (1976). Are Oral Contraceptives and Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Involved in Sex-Linked Cancer?. In: Menon, K.M.J., Reel, J.R. (eds) Steroid Hormone Action and Cancer. Current Topics in Molecular Endocrinology, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2601-4_8

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