Purpose The aim of this study was to assess associations of breastfeeding, adiposity and
reproductive risk factors with ovarian cancer risk in a Singaporean population. In addition to …

Background: It is well established that parity and use of oral contraceptives reduce the risk of
ovarian cancer, but the associations with other reproductive variables are less clear …

Objective To investigate the association between reproductive factors and the risk of ovarian
cancer among southern Chinese women. Methods A hospital-based case-control study was …

Background: Several studies have suggested that the ovarian cancer risk reductions
associated with parity and oral contraceptive use are weaker in postmenopausal than …

Abstract Purpose Extensive data in White women have linked oral contraceptive use, tubal
ligation, and parity to reduced risk of ovarian cancer; results on postmenopausal female …

Purpose Hormone-related factors have been associated with ovarian cancer, the strongest
being parity and oral contraceptive use. Given reductions in birth rates and increases in oral …

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a case–control study to identify risk factors for ovarian cancer in
Taiwan, a low-incidence population where the incidence has been on the rise. METHODS …

Women with higher parity have a lower risk of ovarian cancer possibly because of
pregnancy hormones, but the specific effect of different pregnancy hormones on ovarian …

Purpose Reproductive characteristics, the most established ovarian cancer risk factors, differ
markedly between African-American and white women. Studies in predominantly white …

Background: Incidence rates of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) vary across racial/ethnic
groups, yet little is known about the impact of hormone-related EOC risk factors in non …