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Common cancers prevail among first-degree relatives of ovarian cancer patients.
2004 JUN 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Common cancers prevail among first-degree relatives of ovarian cancer patients.
"Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a tendency for common cancers to aggregate in families. The authors investigated the effects of family history of cancer at multiple sites, including the breast, ovary, colo-rectum, and prostate, on ovarian cancer risk among 607 controls and 558 ovarian cases in Hawaii and Los Angeles, California, in 1993-1999. A family history of cancer of the breast, ovary, colo-rectum, or prostate in first-degree relatives was associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer (odds ratio (OR)=1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 2.6; OR=3.2, 95% CI: 1.3, 7.9; OR=1.5, 95% CI: 0.9, 2.5; and OR=1.6, 95% CI: 1.0, 2.8, respectively)," researchers in the United States report.
"A greater risk of ovarian cancer was observed for women with parents rather than siblings with a history of breast or prostate cancer and for women with parental colorectal cancer diagnosed at an early age, suggesting a genetic predisposition among these women. The risk of nonmucinous tumors, but not mucinous tumors, was positively associated with a family history of cancer. No significant interaction ...
- Common cancers prevail among first-degree relatives of ovarian cancer patients.
- Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly June 1, 2004 700+ words
...NewsRx.net) -- Common cancers prevail among...relatives of ovarian cancer patients...tendency for common cancers to aggregate...suggest that ovarian cancer aggregates with several common cancers in family members...
- BRCA1 mutations are frequent in Polish women with ovarian cancer.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week November 5, 2003 700+ words
...frequent in Polish women with ovarian cancer. According to published...play a greater role in ovarian cancer than in any of the other common cancers of adulthood. "This...unselected women with ovarian cancer, and among 177 women...
- Atairgin Participates in NCI-Sponsored Ovarian Cancer Research Network.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 14, 1999 700+ words
...the collaborative ovarian cancer research program in...early detection of common cancers, the five-year...detection of early stage ovarian cancer. David Fishman, M.D., Director of the Ovarian Cancer Detection Program...
- Myriad Genetics Awarded US Patent on p10 Tumor Suppressor Gene; p10 Gene...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 23, 2000 700+ words
...for the development of products to diagnose and treat many common cancers. The p10 gene is a member of a small family of very important...pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and testicular cancer. "Myriad continues...
- Ovarian cancer strikes one in 68 women: Now experts agree on a set of symptoms...
- Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) August 2, 2007 700+ words
...estimated 15,000 Americans die of ovarian cancer, where malignant cells are found in...organs, the ovaries. For a long time, ovarian cancer was called the "silent killer" because...poor. Almost 70 percent of women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease...
- Ovarian Cancer Does Have Early Warning Signs; Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical...
- News wire article from: AScribe Health News Service November 18, 2004 700+ words
...symptoms recorded in the medical records of ovarian cancer patients suggest ovarian cancer, long considered asymptomatic until late...urinary incontinence and abdominal pain. "Ovarian cancer is called 'the silent killer,'" says...
- Ovarian Cancer
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Rastegari, Esther; Frey, Rebecca January 1, 2006 700+ words
Ovarian Cancer Definition Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries, the egg-releasing and hormone...located. Although it is a distinct disease, it is linked with ovarian cancer. This is because the ovarian and peritoneal cells have the...
- Ovarian Cancer; Facts to Know.
- Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Ovarian Cancer March 16, 2005 700+ words
* What is ovarian cancer? There are almost 40 different types of ovarian cancer. However, nine out of 10 ovarian cancer patients have a common epithelial tumor, which begins in the surface tissue of the ovary (epithelium). * What causes ovarian...
