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 …

Examines the increased prevalence of epithelial ovarian cancer on women. Assessment on
the life-time risk of developing the tumor and survival rates of the patients; Assessment on …

More than 23,400 new cases of ovarian cancer and 13,900 deaths are expected in the
United States this year. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common histologic type of …

The increased incidence of ovarian cancer in women whose ovulations were not
suppressed by pregnancy or oral contraceptives and the increase in the incidence of the …

The effect of major epidemiologic risk factors for ovarian cancer has been reviewed in the
light of several hormonal hypotheses, including the gonadotropin, androgens, progesterone …

Entrapment of surface epithelium within the ovarian stroma was proposed as an initial event
in the pathogenesis of cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. Subsequent events, including …

Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the reduced risk of epithelial ovarian
cancer associated with pregnancy and oral contraceptive use. The first states that some …

BACKGROUND: The natural history of ovarian cancer is not well understood and, to date,
there is conflicting evidence as to whether or not there is a demonstrable precursor lesion …

Ovarian cancer varies widely in frequency among different geographic regions and ethnic
groups, with a high incidence in Northern Europe and the United States, and a low …

Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancers in the
Western world. There are many genetic and environmental factors which can influence a …