Cigarette Smoking and Increased Risk of Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

摘要: Several studies have reported that cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of mucinous ovarian cancer, but other failed to find such a relation. Using data from the Case-Control Surveillance Study, begun in four US cities 1976, authors conducted case-control study (1976-2001) examine association between and cancer different cell types. Among 709 incident cases epithelial 402 were serous, 74 mucinous, 106 endometrioid, 127 For odds ratios 1.5 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.7, 3.4) among women who smoked less than one pack cigarettes per day, 1.4 CI: 0.6, 3.5) 2.9 1.2, 7.5) more relative never smokers. The 2.5 1.1, 5.4) for ex-smokers 2.9) current While up 15 pack-years had almost times' was not found those smoking. There no Despite inconsistencies data, these results strengthen evidence may play role development