High levels of C-reactive protein are associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium

Growing epidemiologic evidence supports chronic inflammation as a mechanism of ovarian carcinogenesis. An association between a circulating marker of inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP), and ovarian cancer risk has been consistently observed, yet, potential heterogeneity of this association by tu...

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Main Authors: Peres, LC, Mallen, AR, Townsend, MK, Allen, NE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for Cancer Research 2019