Search for dissertations about: "nonseminoma"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word nonseminoma.

2. 1. Etiological insights into the testicular cancer epidemic

   Author : Olof Akre; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Testicular neoplasms; seminoma; nonseminoma; epidemiology; etiology; risk factors; prenatal; fertility; birth weight; placenta; neonatal jaundice; cryptorchidism; hypospadias; preterm birth; Epstein-Barr virus; cytomegalovirus; Body Mass Index; height;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to search for causes of the testicular cancer epidemic through epidemiologic studies of testicular cancer and possibly related conditions, such as urogenital birth defects and subfertility. First, we assessed changes in fertility over time by studying time-to-pregnancy among primiparous women in Sweden from 1983 through 1993 using data from the Medical Birth Registry. READ MORE