Hormonal risk factors and invasive epithelial ovarian cancer risk by parity

C Bodelon, N Wentzensen, SJ Schonfeld… - British journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
C Bodelon, N Wentzensen, SJ Schonfeld, K Visvanathan, P Hartge, Y Park, RM Pfeiffer
British journal of cancer, 2013nature.com
Background: Recent studies have suggested that several ovarian cancer risk factors differ by
parity status, but these findings have not been confirmed. We evaluated whether known risk
factors of ovarian cancer differ between nulliparous and parous women using data from two
large prospective cohorts. Methods: Data from the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet
and Health Study and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
were combined for this analysis. Cox regression models were used to estimate associations …
Abstract
Background:
Recent studies have suggested that several ovarian cancer risk factors differ by parity status, but these findings have not been confirmed. We evaluated whether known risk factors of ovarian cancer differ between nulliparous and parous women using data from two large prospective cohorts.
Methods:
Data from the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial were combined for this analysis. Cox regression models were used to estimate associations with ovarian cancer risk. Risk heterogeneity by parity status was assessed using likelihood-ratio tests.
Results:
Among the 125 437 women included in the analysis, there were 16 589 (13%) nulliparous women and 108 848 (87%) parous women. Of the 623 women diagnosed with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, 102 (16%) were nulliparous and 521 (84%) were parous. While parity reduced ovarian cancer risk, no differences were found for other risk factors by parity. Among ever users of hormone therapy, body mass index suggestively increased the risk of ovarian cancer by 1.5-fold in nulliparous but not parous women (P-heterogeneity= 0.08).
Conclusion:
While nulliparous women have higher ovarian cancer risk than parous women, our findings suggest that the relative effects of most other risk factors do not differ by parity.
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