Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable
increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart …

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 …

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 …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the overall reduction in ovarian cancer risk associated with the use
of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) and whether reduction in risk is affected by specifics of …

Background Women with mutations in either the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 gene have a high
lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. Oral contraceptives protect against ovarian cancer in general …

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 …

Increasing parity is associated with a reduction in the risk of ovarian cancer, but it is not clear
whether this association applies to different histopathological types and to borderline …

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 …

Background: Clinically significant mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated
with increased susceptibility for breast and ovarian cancer. Although these mutations are …