References & Sources - August 29, 1998 Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer
Women with a mutation in a BRCA gene, who face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, may be able to reduce that risk by taking birth-control pills.
References:
Narod, S.A., et al. Oral contraceptives and the risk of hereditary ovarian cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 339(Aug. 13):424.
Further Readings:
Rubin, S.C. 1998. Chemoprevention of hereditary ovarian cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 339(Aug. 13):469.
Rubin, S.C., et al. 1998. BRCA1, BRCA2, and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer gene mutations in an unselected ovarian cancer population: Relationship to family history and implications for genetic testing. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 178:670.
Sources:
Steven A. Narod
Women’s College Hospital
Centre for Research on Women’s Health
790 Bay Street
Room 750a
Toronto, ON M5G 1N8
Canada
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