Ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the
world and the tenth most common in China. Epithelial OC is the most predominant …

The present overview of ovarian cancer epidemiology summarizes the main results for a
network of case–control studies in Italy and from the Collaborative Group on …

Abstract In the United States, ovarian cancer is the fourth most frequent cause of cancer
death among women, following lung, breast, and colorectal cancers. Each year …

Ovarian cancer is a commonly fatal disease for which prevention strategies have been
limited, in part because of a lack of understanding of the underlying biology. This paper …

ContextThe association between menopausal hormone replacement therapy and ovarian
cancer is unclear. ObjectiveTo determine whether hormone replacement therapy using …

Ovarian cancer represents the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the
world, and causes more deaths per year than any other cancer of the female reproductive …

The 1978–1979 mortality rates for cancers of the breast, prostate, ovary, and colon in 26 to
30 countries were related to the average 1979–1981 food availability data published by the …

The majority of multiple-case families that segregate both breast and ovarian cancer in a
dominant fashion are due to mutations in the BRCA1 gene on chromosome 17q. In this …

Associations between height and cancer risk have been reported in a number of prospective
studies (1, 2). Taller individuals appear to be at increased risk. Furthermore, ecologic …

Epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent associations between menarcheal age
and ovarian cancer risk. To our knowledge, a meta‐analysis for the association between …