Body size and risk of epithelial ovarian and related cancers: A population-based case-control study

CM Olsen; CM Nagle; DC Whiteman; DM Purdie; AC Green; PM Webb; D Bowtell; G Chenevix-Trench; A Green; A DeFazio; D Gertig; N Traficante; S Moore; J Hung; S Fereday; K Harrap; T Sadkowsky; A Mellon; R Robertson; T Vanden Bergh; J Maidens; K Nattress; YE Chiew; A Stenlake; H Sullivan; B Alexander; P Ashover; S Brown; T CorrGreenish; L Green; L Jackman; K Martin; B Ranieri; J White; V Jayde; L Bowes; P Mamers; T Schmidt; H Shirley; S Viduka; H Tran; S Bilic; L Glavinas; A Proietto; S Braye; G Otton; T Bonaventura; J Stewart; M Friedlander; D Bell; S Baron-Hay; A Ferrier; G Gard; D Nevell; B Young; C Camaris; R Crouch; L Edwards; N Hacker; D Marsden; G Robertson; P Beale; J Beith; J Carter; C Dalrymple; A Hamilton; R Houghton; P Russell; A Brand; R Jaworski; P Harnett; G Wain; A Crandon; M Cummings; K Horwood; A Obermair; D Wyld; J Nicklin; L Perrin; B Ward; M Davy; C Hall; T Dodd; T Healy; K Pittman; D Henderson; S Hyde; J Miller; J Pierdes; P Blomfield; D Challis; R McIntosh; A Parker; B Brown; R Rome; D Allen; P Grant; R Laurie; M Robbie; D Healy

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Body size and risk of epithelial ovarian and related cancers: A population-based case-control study

CM Olsen, CM Nagle, DC Whiteman, DM Purdie, AC Green, PM Webb, D Bowtell, G Chenevix-Trench, A Green, A DeFazio, D Gertig, N Traficante, S Moore, J Hung, S Fereday, K Harrap, T Sadkowsky, A Mellon, R Robertson, T Vanden Bergh Show all

International Journal of Cancer | Published : 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23509

Abstract

Different subtypes of ovarian cancer appear to have different causes; however, the association between body mass index (BMI) and the different subtypes is unclear. We examined the associations between body-mass index (BMI) and weight gain and risk of the different histological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer in a case-control study in Australia. Cases aged 18-79 with a new diagnosis of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (n = 1,269) or borderline tumor (n = 311) were identified through a network of clinics and cancer registries throughout Australia. Controls (n = 1,509) were selected from the Electoral Roll. Height and weight (1 year previously, at age 20 and maximum weight) and other r..

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