Open AccessPregnancy History and Risk of Endometrial Cancer
Author(s) -
Gaia Pocobelli,
Jennifer A. Doherty,
Lynda F. Voigt,
Shirley A. A. Beresford,
Deirdre A. Hill,
Chu Chen,
Mary Anne Rossing,
Rebecca Holmes,
Zorawar S. Noor,
Noel S. Weiss
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182263018
Subject(s) - endometrial cancer , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , odds ratio , population , gynecology , confidence interval , family history , live birth , demography , cancer , environmental health , sociology , genetics , biology
Epidemiologic studies are consistent in finding that women who have had at least one birth are less likely to develop endometrial cancer. Less clear is whether timing of pregnancies during reproductive life influences risk, and the degree to which incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced risk.