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Aging and Cancer

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 87))

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Abstract

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecologic malignancy. Incidence increases somewhat with age above 50, but not greatly. Figure 8.1 shows this clearly. It seems that there are environmental and/or life-style factors that influence this disease, as incidence varies widely around the world.

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  1. Medicine and Gerontology School of Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66103, USA

    Frederick F. Holmes M.D. (Hasinger Professor)

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Holmes, F.F. (1983). Ovary. In: Aging and Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 87. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82101-1_8

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