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Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and of the cervix, vulva and vagina in spouses: is there any relationship? An epidemiological study from Norway, 1960-92

British Journal of Cancer volume 76, pages 658–660 (1997)Cite this article

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Four hundred and twenty-three wives of 671 men with cancer of the penis were compared with 444 wives of 569 men who did not have this disease. The risk among the wives of patients with cancer of the penis of preinvasive and invasive cancer of the neck of the uterus was 1.75 (95% CI 0.42-7.37).

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Iversen, T., Tretli, S., Johansen, A. et al. Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and of the cervix, vulva and vagina in spouses: is there any relationship? An epidemiological study from Norway, 1960-92. Br J Cancer 76, 658–660 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1997.441

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