Epidemiology and risk factors for ovarian cancer.

aetiology epidemiology family history genetics older age ovarian cancer

Journal

Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review
ISSN: 1643-8876
Titre abrégé: Prz Menopauzalny
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 101263235

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Historique:
received: 09 12 2022
accepted: 01 03 2023
medline: 7 9 2023
pubmed: 7 9 2023
entrez: 7 9 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Ovarian cancer is a complex disease, mostly observed in postmenopausal women, and is associated with poor survival rates. It is the sixth most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of death due to cancer among women in developed countries. Thus, despite representing less than one third of all gynaecologic cancers, deaths due to ovarian cancer account for more than two thirds of deaths due to gynaecologic cancers. Its prevalence is higher in Western Europe and Northern America than Asia and Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a considerably lower prevalence of ovarian cancer than other parts of Africa. Ovarian cancer is multifaceted, involving many factors, complex biological processes and unpredictable consequences. Unlike other female cancers that have early warning symptoms, ovarian cancer's symptoms are non-specific. As a result, ovarian cancers are normally undetected until advanced stages (III or IV). The major risk factors for ovarian cancer include older age, genetics, family history, hormone replacement therapy, nulliparity, and dietary fat. Controversial factors include obesity, infertility, talc powder, radiation exposure, fertility medications and in vitro fertilization. The current review discusses the aetiology, epidemiology and risk factors for ovarian cancer. Nevertheless, identification of the main risk factors for ovarian cancer may increase the awareness among women of the general population. This should help to decrease the incidence rate of ovarian cancer and increase the five-year survival rate.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37674925
doi: 10.5114/pm.2023.128661
pii: 50846
pmc: PMC10477765
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

93-104

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Termedia.

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Auteurs

Aus Tariq Ali (AT)

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Osamah Al-Ani (O)

Faculty of Medicine, Odessa National Medical University, Odessa, Ukraine.

Faisal Al-Ani (F)

Faculty of Medicine, Odessa National Medical University, Odessa, Ukraine.

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