Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer

A. Narod, Steven; A. Risch, Harvey; Moslehi, Roxana; Dørum, Anne; L. Neuhausen, Susan; Olsson, Håkan; Provencher, Diane; Radice, Paolo; Gareth Evans, D.; Bishop, Susan; Brunet, Jean‐Sébastien; A.J. Ponder, Bruce; G.M. Klijn, Jan

doi:10.1056/nejm199808133390702

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Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 13, 1998

Authors:

Steven A. Narod

Harvey A. Risch

Roxana Moslehi

Abstract

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, but it is not known whether they also protect against hereditary forms of ovarian cancer. METHODS: We enrolled 207 women ...

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Medicine

Ovarian cancer

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