An epigenetic hypothesis for ovarian cancer prevention by oral contraceptive pill use [PDF]
Clinical Epigenetics, 2023 Background Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer type after uterine cancers. In 2020, according to worldwide statistics, there were more than 313,000 new cases of ovarian cancer.
Anna S. Avramenko, James M. Flanagan
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Resveratrol Targets a Variety of Oncogenic and Oncosuppressive Signaling for Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Treatment [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2021 Ovarian cancer is a heterogeneous disease and is also the major cause of death among women from gynecologic malignancies. A combination of surgery and chemotherapy is the major therapy for ovarian cancer.
Xue-Ling Xu +3 more
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Factors influencing decision-making on opportunistic salpingo-oophorectomy for ovarian cancer prevention in women with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing intra-abdominal surgery [PDF]
Gynecologic Oncology ReportsObjective: To assess the attitudes of women with non-gynecologic cancers undergoing intra-abdominal surgery toward opportunistic salpingo-oophorectomy (OSO) for ovarian cancer prevention, and to identify factors influencing their decision-making ...
Jaekyung Bae, Uisuk Kim, Sokbom Kang
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Primary Prevention of Ovarian Cancer
Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2023 Ovarian cancer is the most lethal malignancy of the female genital tract. Genetic predisposition, usage of hormone, relative disease and reproduction, and lifestyle factors are possible risk factors for ovarian cancer.
SHEN Li'na, ZANG Rongyu
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Opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention. [PDF]
Gynecol Oncol Res Pract, 2015 Recently accumulated evidence has strongly indicated that the fallopian tube is the site of origin for the majority of high-grade serous ovarian or peritoneal carcinomas. As a result, recommendations have been made to change surgical practice in women at general population risk for ovarian cancer and perform bilateral salpingectomy at the time of ...
Hanley GE +3 more
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Ovarian Cancer Prevention in High-risk Women. [PDF]
Clin Obstet Gynecol, 2017 Ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal malignancy of the female genital tract. Population-based trials in the general population have not demonstrated that screening improves early detection or survival. Therefore, application of prevention strategies is vital to improving outcomes from this disease. Surgical prevention reduces risk and prophylactic risk-
Temkin SM +3 more
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Global, regional, and national burden of ovarian cancer due to high BMI, 1990–2021 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease 2021 study [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionUsing GBD 2021 data, this study quantifies the disease burden of ovarian cancer attributable to high BMI—encompassing mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)—across 204 countries/regions globally between 1990 and 2021.
Shuiqing Xu, Xiaotong Fu, Ming Wang
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Oral contraceptives exposure may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundOvarian cancer ranks fourth in terms of incidence among gynecological malignancies and third as a cause of cancer death in the gynecological field, with oral contraceptives (OCs) exhibiting a potential relationship to ovarian cancer ...
Qian Sun +5 more
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Hereditary ovarian cancer [PDF]
Discover OncologyOvarian cancer ranks sixth as the most common cancer and fifth as the most deadly malignancy among women worldwide. In addition, it places third among the most common gynecological cancers. Which proves that it is a significant medical problem worldwide.
Weronika Anna Jurgiel +2 more
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Ovarian Cancer in China：Trends in Incidence and Mortality，2005—2016 [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 BackgroundThe health impairment caused by ovarian cancer in female population has become a global focus. However, there is a lack of research on ovarian cancer incidence and mortality trends in Chinese female population.ObjectiveTo describe the trends of
HUANG Haitao, CHEN Shuyu, GENG Xu, WAN Xiao, JIA Ruiying, LIANG Dandan, CHEN Chaoran
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