Epidemiological and molecular aspects of ovarian cancer risk.

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In Western and Northern Europe, as well as in the United States, ovarian cancer represents the third most frequent cancer of the female genital tract with an estimated 191,000 newly diagnosed cases per year worldwide. Due to its insidious onset, the disease is diagnosed in 70% of cases in an advanced stage. Consequently, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Epidemiological...

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