Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies

Leigh Pearce, Celeste; Templeman, Claire; Anne Rossing, Mary; W. Lee, Alice; M. Near, Aimee; M. Webb, Penelope; M. Nagle, Christina; A. Doherty, Jennifer; L. Cushing‐Haugen, Kara; G. Wicklund, Kristine; Chang‐Claude, Jenny; Hein, Rebecca; Lurie, Galina; R. Wilkens, Lynne; E. Carney, Michael; T. Goodman, Marc; B. Moysich, Kirsten; K. Kjær, Susanne; Høgdall, Estrid; Jensen, Allan; L. Goode, Ellen; L. Fridley, Brooke; C. Larson, Melissa; M. Schildkraut, Joellen; T. Palmieri, Rachel; W. Cramer, Daniel; L. Terry, Kathryn; F. Vitonis, Allison; Titus, Linda; Ziogas, Argyrios; R. Brewster, Wendy; Anton‐Culver, Hoda; Gentry-Maharaj, Alexandra; J. Ramus, Susan; R Anderson, A; Brueggmann, Doerthe; A. Fasching, Peter; A. Gayther, Simon; G. Huntsman, David; Menon, Usha; B. Ness, Roberta; C. Pike, Malcolm; A. Risch, Harvey; H. Wu, Anna; Berchuck, Andrew

doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(11)70404-1

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Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case–control studies

Published in The Lancet Oncology • Feb 21, 2012

Authors:

Celeste Leigh Pearce

Claire Templeman

Mary Anne Rossing

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess the association between endometriosis and histological su...

Subject

Endometriosis

Ovarian cancer

Medicine

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