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IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Combined Estrogen–Progestogen Contraceptives and Combined Estrogen–Progestogen Menopausal Therapy. Lyon (FR): International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2007. (IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, No. 91.)

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AhR

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor

AP-1

Activator protein 1

AR

Androgen receptor

AUC

Area under the curve

BCDDP

Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project

BRCA

Breast cancer gene

CARE

Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences

CASH

Cancer and Steroid Hormone

CAT

Chloramphenicol acetyl transferase

CBG

Corticoid-binding globulin

CEE

Conjugated equine estrogen

CI

Confidence interval

CIN

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

CMM

Cutaneous malignant melanoma

CoA

Coenzyme A

COMT

Catechol-O-methyltransferase

CYP

Cytochrome P450

DMBA

7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene

DOM

Diagnostisch Onderzoek Mammacarcinoom

E2

Estradiol

EE

Ethinylestradiol

ENNG

N-Ethyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

ENU

N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea

EPIC

European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

ER

Estrogen receptor

GC

Gas chromatography

GR

Glucocorticoid receptor

GSH

Glutathione

GST

Glutathione S-transferase

GT

Glucuronyltransferase

GTD

Gestational trophoblastic disease

HBsAg

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HDL

High-density lipoprotein

HERS

Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study

HPLC

High-performance liquid chromatography

HPV

Human papillomavirus

HSD

Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

HSIL

High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

K14

Keratin 14

Km

Michaelis-Menten constant

KPMCP

Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

LSIL

Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

LTED

Long-term estrogen-deprived

MeOE2

Methoxyestradiol

MILTS

Multicentre International Liver Tumour Study

MONICA

WHO Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease

MP

Micronized progesterone

MPA

Medroxyprogesterone acetate

MR

Mineralocorticoid receptor

MS

Mass spectrometry

MXC

Methoxychlor

NA

Not available

NOWAC

Norwegian Women and Cancer

NR

Not reported

NS

Not significant

OFPA

Oxford Family Planning Association

OH

Hydroxy

8-OH-dG

8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine

OHE2

Hydroxyestradiol

Pap

Papanicolaou

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PEPI

Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions

PR

Progesterone receptor

Q

Quinine

RCGP

Royal College of General Practitioners

RCGPOCS

Royal College of General Practitioners' Oral Contraceptive Study

SD

Standard deviation

SEER

Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results

SG

S-Glutathione

SHBG

Sex hormone-binding globulin

SIR

Standardized incidence ratio

SMM

Superficial malignant melanoma

SQ

Semiquinone

SULT

Sulfotransferase

TGF

Transforming growth factor

UDP

Uridine-5′-diphosphate

UGT

Uridine-5′-diphosphate glucuronyltransferase

Vmax

Maximum velocity of an enzymatic reaction

WHI

Women's Health Initiative

©International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007.
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