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Progesterone, progestins, pregnancy and breast cancer risk

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Ferretti, G. Progesterone, progestins, pregnancy and breast cancer risk. Breast Cancer Res Treat 103, 373–374 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-006-9379-5

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