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The risk of developing ovarian cancer appears to be affected by several factors; in fact, early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy and the use of low dose [[hormonal contraception]] have been associate with a lower incidence of ovarian cancer. There is good evidence that in some women genetic factors are important. | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. Early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy and the use of low dose [[hormonal contraception]] have also been shown to have a protective effect. Ovarian cancer is reduced in women after [[tubal ligation]]. | |||
{{ | The link to the use of [[fertility medication]], such as [[Clomiphene citrate]], has been controversial. An analysis in 1991 raised the possibility that use of drugs may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Several [[cohort]] studies and [[case-control]] studies have been conducted since then without providing conclusive evidence for such a link. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Brinton LA, Moghissi KS, Scoccia B, Westhoff CL, Lamb EJ |title=Ovulation induction and cancer risk |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=83 |issue=2 |pages=261-74; quiz 525-6 |year=2005 |pmid=15705362 |doi=10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.09.016}}</ref> It will remain a complex topic to study as the infertile population differs in [[parity (medicine)|parity]] from the "normal" population. | ||
There is good evidence that in some women genetic factors are important. Carriers of certain mutations of the [[BRCA1]] or the [[BRCA2]] [[gene]] and certain populations (e.g. Ashkenazi Jewish women) are at a higher risk of both [[breast cancer]] and ovarian cancer, often at an earlier age than the general population. Patients with a personal history of breast cancer or a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, especially if at a young age, may have an elevated risk. A strong family history of [[uterine cancer]], [[colon cancer]], or other [[gastrointestinal cancer]]s may indicate the presence of a syndrome known as [[hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer]] (HNPCC, also known as [[Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer|Lynch II syndrome]]), which confers a higher risk for developing ovarian cancer. Patients with strong genetic risk for ovarian cancer may consider the use of [[prophylactic]] i.e. preventative [[oophorectomy]] after completion of child-bearing. | |||
A Swedish study, which followed more than 61,000 women for 13 years, has found a significant link between milk consumption and ovarian cancer. According to the BBC, "[Researchers] found that milk had the strongest link with ovarian cancer - those women who drank two or more glasses a day were at double the risk of those who did not consume it at all, or only in small amounts." <ref>BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4051331.stm Milk link to ovarian cancer risk] 29 November 2004</ref> Recent studies have shown that women in sunnier countries have a lower rate of ovarian cancer, which may have some kind of connection with exposure to Vitamin D. | |||
Other factors that have been investigated, such as [[talc]] use, [[asbestos]] exposure, high dietary fat content, and childhood [[mumps]] infection, are controversial and have not been definitively proven. | |||
"Associations were also found between alcohol consumption and cancers of the ovary and prostate, but only for 50 g and 100 g a day."<ref>[http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/hliving/alccan.html Alcohol consumption and cancer risk]</ref> | |||
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Overview
The risk of developing ovarian cancer appears to be affected by several factors; in fact, early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy and the use of low dose hormonal contraception have been associate with a lower incidence of ovarian cancer. There is good evidence that in some women genetic factors are important.
Risk Factors
The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. Early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy and the use of low dose hormonal contraception have also been shown to have a protective effect. Ovarian cancer is reduced in women after tubal ligation.
The link to the use of fertility medication, such as Clomiphene citrate, has been controversial. An analysis in 1991 raised the possibility that use of drugs may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Several cohort studies and case-control studies have been conducted since then without providing conclusive evidence for such a link. [1] It will remain a complex topic to study as the infertile population differs in parity from the "normal" population.
There is good evidence that in some women genetic factors are important. Carriers of certain mutations of the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 gene and certain populations (e.g. Ashkenazi Jewish women) are at a higher risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer, often at an earlier age than the general population. Patients with a personal history of breast cancer or a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, especially if at a young age, may have an elevated risk. A strong family history of uterine cancer, colon cancer, or other gastrointestinal cancers may indicate the presence of a syndrome known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC, also known as Lynch II syndrome), which confers a higher risk for developing ovarian cancer. Patients with strong genetic risk for ovarian cancer may consider the use of prophylactic i.e. preventative oophorectomy after completion of child-bearing.
A Swedish study, which followed more than 61,000 women for 13 years, has found a significant link between milk consumption and ovarian cancer. According to the BBC, "[Researchers] found that milk had the strongest link with ovarian cancer - those women who drank two or more glasses a day were at double the risk of those who did not consume it at all, or only in small amounts." [2] Recent studies have shown that women in sunnier countries have a lower rate of ovarian cancer, which may have some kind of connection with exposure to Vitamin D.
Other factors that have been investigated, such as talc use, asbestos exposure, high dietary fat content, and childhood mumps infection, are controversial and have not been definitively proven.
"Associations were also found between alcohol consumption and cancers of the ovary and prostate, but only for 50 g and 100 g a day."[3]
References
- ↑ Brinton LA, Moghissi KS, Scoccia B, Westhoff CL, Lamb EJ (2005). "Ovulation induction and cancer risk". Fertil. Steril. 83 (2): 261–74, quiz 525-6. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.09.016. PMID 15705362.
- ↑ BBC News Milk link to ovarian cancer risk 29 November 2004
- ↑ Alcohol consumption and cancer risk