Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Håkan Olsson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, The Division of Oncology and Pathology
Christian Ingvar - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Surgery
Description
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to create a prospective population-based cohort of women from Southern Sweden with information regarding environmental and genetic factors.
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Faculty of Medicine
Unit of analysis
Population
Women between 25 and 65 years, living in Southern Sweden.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1990 – ongoing
Geographic spread
Geographic description: Southern Sweden
Research area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical Genetics, Clinical Medicine, Cancer and Oncology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Olsson H, Bladström A. A cohort study of reproductive factors and family history of breast cancer in southern Sweden. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2002 Dec;76(3):203-9.
Epstein E, Lindqvist PG, Geppert B, Olsson H. A population-based cohort study on sun habits and endometrial cancer. Br J Cancer. 2009 Aug 4;101(3):537-40.
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Data format / data structure
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Håkan Olsson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, The Division of Oncology and Pathology
Christian Ingvar - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Surgery
Number of individuals/objects
29508
Response rate/participation rate
74%
Associated documentation
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Håkan Olsson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, The Division of Oncology and Pathology
Christian Ingvar - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Surgery
Number of individuals/objects
15000
Response rate/participation rate
ca 50 %