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Quantitation of Intra-peritoneal Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
Published on: July 18, 2016
Perineal use of talc and risk of ovarian cancer
H Langseth1, S E Hankinson, J Siemiatycki
1The Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of populationbased, Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
|March 15, 2008
Abstract:
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynaecological neoplasms, especially in industrialised countries. The aetiology of the disease is not well understood, except that inherited mutations in the breast cancer genes BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 account for up to 10% of all cases, and child-bearing, oral contraceptive use and breast-feeding reduce the risk. Some environmental exposures, notably talc and asbestos, have been suspected as ovarian carcinogens.
