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1. Hormone Therapy Increases Odds of Ovarian Cancer - US News and World Report
But risk remains low and decreases two years after stopping, study finds
2. Early Menstruation Lowers Odds of Surviving Ovarian Cancer - US News and World Report
Patients who had first period before age 12 are at increased risk of death, study shows
3. A Step Closer to Ovarian Cancer Screening? - US News and World Report
A new study suggests it's possible, but hurdles remain. In the meantime, be aware of symptoms.
4. Health: Women's Health: A Simple Test for Ovarian Cancer? - US News and World Report
A simple survey could be the key to detecting the most deadly gynecologic cancer before it's too late. Ovarian cancer has long been called a "silent killer" because the early-stage disease offers so little hint of its presence. But a new study sugge...
5. Ovarian cancer : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women, and it causes more deaths than any other type of female reproductive cancer. The cause is unknown. The risk for developing ovarian cancer appears to be affected by several factors. The mo...• Reviewer: Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Previously reviewed by James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. (6/10/2008)
6. Ovarian Cancer  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries, the egg-releasing and hormone-producing organs of the female reproductive tract. Cancerous, or malignant, cells divide and multiply in an abnormal fashion.• Author: Esther Csapo Rastegari R.N., B.S.N., Ed.M.

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7. Cancer, ovarian - Risk factors -- Mayo Clinic
Risk of ovarian cancer associated with HNPCC is lower than is that of ovarian cancer associated with BRCA mutations. Having one or more of these risk factors doesn't mean that you're sure to develop ovarian cancer, but your risk may be higher...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=EF55BD38-2667-4900-ACA0A74BD6F570...
8. Ovarian Cancer Types, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment - M. D. Anderson Cancer Ce...
For the 25% of ovarian cancers that are found early, the five-year survival is greater than 90% Studies have shown that prognosis and survival depend largely on how much tumor is left at the time of initial surgery.
http://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/ovarian/
9. Wine may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer
QIMR is now involved in Australia's largest study of ovarian cancer (the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study) where, amongst other things, scientists will further examine lifestyle and dietary factors in 2,000 women with ovarian cancer and 2,000...
http://www.news-medical.net/print_article.asp?id=1067
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