Journal article
Body mass index in relation to ovarian cancer: A multi‐centre nested case‐control study
Abstract
The incidence of ovarian cancer is up to 10 times higher in Western countries than in rural Asia and Africa. One common consequence of a Western lifestyle is the development of excessive body weight and obesity. A multi-centre prospective study was conducted to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and ovarian cancer risk. A case-control study was nested within 3 prospective cohorts in New York (USA), Umeå (Sweden) and Milan …
Authors
Lukanova A; Toniolo P; Lundin E; Micheli A; Akhmedkhanov A; Muti P; Zeleniuch‐Jacquotte A; Biessy C; Lenner P; Krogh V
Journal
International Journal of Cancer, Vol. 99, No. 4, pp. 603–608
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2002
DOI
10.1002/ijc.10374
ISSN
0020-7136