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Adolescent obesity increases risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer.(Brief Article)
2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the August 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that a high body mass index (BMI) in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer. These findings suggest an additional reason to be concerned about the increasing incidence of adolescent obesity.
Researchers assessed the records of 109,445 participants in the Nurses Health Study, looking at their current weight, weight at age 18, and adult weight change in relation to ovarian cancer risks. Obesity at age 18 was associated with a twofold higher risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer, particularly among women who never used oral contraceptives, which is known to decrease ovarian cancer risk.
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