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Hereditary ovarian carcinoma.
Seminars in surgical oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Gallion H H, Smith S A
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer in the United States. Although the etiology of ovarian cancer is unknown, a number of factors including advancing age, nulliparity and environmental factors have traditionally been related to risk. More recently, genetic predisposition has been recognized as a strong risk factor for ovarian cancer. Three distinct hereditary syndromes have been...
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