Background: Recent studies have suggested that several ovarian cancer risk factors differ by
parity status, but these findings have not been confirmed. We evaluated whether known risk …

Background Parity is known to have a protective effect as regards ovarian cancer, but its
effect on the different histological subtypes of ovarian cancer is not well known. The impact …

Epithelial ovarian cancer is a fatal disease of largely unknown etiology. Higher parity is
associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer. However, among parous women, the impact …

Although parity is associated with a decreased risk of ovarian cancer in the general
population, this association among women with a family history is less clear. We examined …

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 …

Background Parity is associated with decreased risk of invasive ovarian cancer; however,
the relationship between incomplete pregnancies and invasive ovarian cancer risk is …

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 …

Ovarian cancer risk is known to be reduced amongst women who have had children, but
reported associations with breastfeeding are varied. Few studies have had sufficient power …

Background: Various epidemiologic factors have been shown to influence the risk of ovarian
cancer development. Given the high fatality associated with this disease, it is of interest to …

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 …