Journal article
Circulating Inflammation Markers and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Factors contributing to chronic inflammation appear to be associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between circulating levels of inflammation mediators and subsequent risk of ovarian cancer.
METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of 230 cases and 432 individually matched controls nested within three prospective cohorts to evaluate the association of prediagnostic …
Authors
Clendenen TV; Lundin E; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A; Koenig KL; Berrino F; Lukanova A; Lokshin AE; Idahl A; Ohlson N; Hallmans G
Journal
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 799–810
Publisher
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Publication Date
May 1, 2011
DOI
10.1158/1055-9965.epi-10-1180
ISSN
1055-9965