Researchers find differences in ovarian cancer risk factors by racial and ethnic groups

Researchers conducting an international study of more than 11,000 ovarian cancer cases have found that selected ovarian cancer risk factors vary for women of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Led by Dr. Melissa Merritt and Dr. Nicola Meagher from the Daffodil Centre, in conjunction with researchers at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, the study published last week in the American Journal of Epidemiology focused on factors that increase or reduce risk in women of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white groups. The Daffodil Centre is Read More

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