Hormonal Etiology of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, With a Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Androgens and Progesterone
Risch HA. Hormonal Etiology of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, With a Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Androgens and Progesterone. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1774-1786. PMID: 9839517, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.23.1774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogensCarcinomaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2EstrogensFemaleGenes, p53GonadotropinsHumansInsulin ResistanceObesityOvarian NeoplasmsOvulationProgesteroneSomatomedinsConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerIncessant ovulationOvarian epithelial cellsOvarian inclusion cystsEpithelial cellsRole of androgensGonadotropin hypothesisGonadotropin secretionGonadotropin stimulationHormonal etiologyColorectal cancerCancer deathInclusion cystsAndrogenic stimulationFrequent causeCancerGermline mutationsProgesterone stimulationHormonal stimulationOvulationStimulationAdditional major factorAndrogensProgesterone