Insulin-like growth factor I and risk of epithelial invasive ovarian cancer by tumour characteristics: results from the EPIC cohort.

BACKGROUND: Prospective studies on insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk are inconclusive. Data suggest risk associations vary by tumour characteristics. METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer an...

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Main Authors: Ose, J, Fortner, RT, Schock, H, Peeters, P, Onland-Moret, N, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Weiderpass, E, Gram, I, Overvad, K, Tjonneland, A, Dossus, L, Fournier, A, Baglietto, L, Trichopoulou, A, Benetou, V, Trichopoulos, D, Boeing, H, Masala, G, Krogh, V, Matiello, A, Tumino, R, Popovic, M, Obón-Santacana, M, Larrañaga, N, Ardanaz, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015