Common risk factors of breast and ovarian cancer: recent view
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In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approaches to Study Ovarian Cancer Metastatic Colonization of Milky Spot Structures in Peritoneal Adipose
Published on: October 14, 2015
G C Zografos1, M Panou, N Panou
11st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, University of Athens, Kolonaki 10675, Athens, Greece. gzografo@med.uoa.gr
Abstract:
Clinicians, epidemiologists, and public health specialists tend to examine breast and ovarian cancer separately. Although this seems fairly rational and expected, both malignancies are estrogen related and thus share many risk factors. In this review, we investigate the common familial, reproductive, anthropometric, nutritional, and lifestyle risk factors of breast and ovarian cancer. We believe that the parallel examination of the two cancer types could significantly contribute to an improved prevention of "gynecological cancer" as a whole.
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