Ovarian Cancer
Imbibing alcohol doesn't increase disease risk
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 24th, 2004
"Moderate alcohol intake can influence sex hormone levels and affect ovarian function as well as increasing breast cancer risk. This suggests that alcohol might also influence ovarian cancer risk. We have evaluated this among 696 Australian women with histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer and 786 cancer-free control women, selected at random from the electoral roll," said researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane.
"Sociodemographic information and a detailed reproductive history were collected in...
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