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1869101

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
Personal and lifestyle factors, rather than environmental factors, have been associated with the occurrence of ovarian cancer. An apparent spatiotemporal cluster of ovarian cancer cases was evaluated by comparing the observed and expected number of cases (1978-1988), examining morphologic data, reviewing medical records, and conducting an environmental survey of the study area. A statistically significant excess of ovarian cancer cases was noted (8 cases observed, 3.4 cases expected; P less than 0.025). Seven of the eight cases resided within 0.75 miles of each other at time of diagnosis; six cases were diagnosed within a 5-year interval. A morphologic review, medical record review, and environmental survey did not provide any possible reasons for this excess. It is hoped that this initial report will stimulate reports of similar observations by clinicians and health researchers in an effort to further elucidate etiologic factors in the development of ovarian cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0090-8258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
234-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for a spatiotemporal cluster of ovarian cancer cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12237-0683.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article