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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Reduced risk of ovarian cancer in women with a tubal ligation or

hysterectomy. The World Health Organization Collaborative Study of Neoplasia

and Steroid Contraceptives.

AUTHORS

Rosenblatt KA; Thomas DB

SOURCE

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS AND PREVENTION. 1996 Nov;5(11):933-

ABSTRACT

Possible relationships between tubal ligation and hysterectomy and epithelial ovarian cancer were assessed in data

that were collected for a multinational hospital-based case-control study conducted between 1979 and 1988.

Histologically confirmed incident cases (n = 393) were compared with controls (n = 2563) matched on age, hospital,

and year of interview. A nonsignificant reduction in risk was observed for tubal ligation [odds ratio (OR), 0.72; 95%

confidence interval (CI), 0.48-1.08] and hysterectomy (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.26-1.27). There was no trend in risk with

time since tubal ligation. The possible protective effect of tubal ligation was greatest in women of parity <4. The

apparent protective effect of tubal ligation was seen only for clear cell (OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.006-2.50) and

endometrioid (OR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.046-1.46) tumors, suggesting a hormonal mechanism for the observed

associations. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2051-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Reduced risk of ovarian cancer in women with a tubal

ligation or hysterectomy. The World Health Organization Collaborative Study of Neoplasia and Steroid

Contraceptives.", is(are) Rosenblatt KA; Thomas DB. The source of this article is "CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY,

BIOMARKERS AND PREVENTION. 1996 Nov;5(11):933-5.". This article was published in 1996 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2051-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7051

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