Oral contraceptive use and impact of cumulative intake of estrogen and progestin on risk of ovarian cancer

Mette Tuxen Faber,Allan Jensen,Kirsten Frederiksen,Eva Glud,Estrid Høgdall,Claus Høgdall,Jan Blaakær,Susanne K. Kjaer

Oral contraceptive use and impact of cumulative intake of estrogen and progestin on risk of ovarian cancer

2013

Mette Tuxen Faber
Allan Jensen
Kirsten Frederiksen
Eva Glud
Estrid Høgdall
Claus Høgdall
Jan Blaakær
Susanne K. Kjaer

Purpose Oral contraceptive use decreases the risk of ovarian cancer, but no previous studies have assessed the impact of cumulative intake of estrogen and progestin on ovarian cancer risk.

Keywords:

Gynecology
Ovarian cancer
Estrogen
Cancer
Anovulation
Case-control study
Population
Progestin
Medicine
Ovary

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