Introduction The objective of this review was to evaluate the published literature on
epidemiologic risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer among women with a diagnosis of …

Background Endometriosis is known to harbor characteristics substantiating its possible role
as a precursor of ovarian cancer. Objective To assess the quality of the literature regarding …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risks of gynecologic cancer according to the type of
endometriosis in women with surgically verified endometriosis. METHODS: This is a …

The Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer of Women With Endometr... : Medicine The Risk of
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer of Women With Endometriosis May be Varied Greatly if Diagnostic …

Background: The risk and prognosis of ovarian cancer have not been well established in
women with endometriosis. Thus, we investigated the impact of endometriosis on the risk …

Objective A growing body of evidence suggests that endometriosis increases the risk for
ovarian cancer, but it is less well studied whether the excess risk is confined to certain …

We reviewed current literature regarding the association of endometriosis and epithelial
ovarian cancer based on epidemiology studies, molecular researches and clinical …

Purpose Despite long and intensive research, endometriosis remains one of the leading
causes of morbidity among premenopausal women. The majority of endometriosis-related …

STUDY QUESTION Is ovarian or extra-ovarian endometriosis associated with an increased
risk of ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumours (BOT)? SUMMARY ANSWER We …

BACKGROUND: Several observations of the coexistence of endometriosis and cancer have
been published. One study concerning endometriosis patients from 1969 to 1986 showed …