Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors
Research on ovarian cancer risk factors reported by scientists at Harvard University
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, April 10th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Caffeine, alcohol, smoking, and the risk of incident epithelial ovarian cancer' have been presented. According to a study from the United States, "Smoking, caffeine, and alcohol intake are all potentially modifiable factors that have an unclear association with ovarian cancer risk. Therefore, the associations between these exposures and ovarian cancer risk were prospectively examined among 110,454 women in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) for the smoking analyses and 80,253 women for the dietary analyses."
"Women completed biennial questionnaires assessing ovarian cancer risk factors beginning in 1976, with food frequency questionnaires administered...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-04-10)
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