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Epidemiologic study of malignancies of the ovaries
Author(s) -
West Raymond O.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196607)19:7<1001::aid-cncr2820190714>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , ovarian cancer , hormone , parotitis , oncology , physiology , cancer , surgery
The descriptive epidemiology of ovarian malignancies, including age, marital status and race, is discussed. A study of 97 cases of ovarian malignancies compared to 97 cases of benign ovarian tumors is analyzed. Between most of the variables there are no statistically significant differences. Three variables, however, are of special importance: (1) history of x‐irradiation, (2) history of internalization of hormones and (3) history of mumps parotitis. In the first 2 variables no statistically significant differences were found. The conclusion is that exposure to x‐irradiation and the internalization of hormones did not influence the onset of ovarian malignancies. With the third variable a p value of 0.007 was encountered. The difference favored having mumps. The benign controls gave a history of mumps parotitis far more often than did the patients with ovarian malignancies. A causal association with a possible protective value is suggested.