Smoking and risk of ovarian cancer by histological subtypes

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13 December 2016

Smoking and risk of ovarian cancer by histological subtypes: an analysis among 300, 000 Norwegian women

We found a dose–response association between smoking duration, pack-years, and number of cigarettes smoked per day, and both invasive and borderline mucinous OC. This large confirmation study add further evidence that smoking increases the risk of invasive and borderline mucinous OC to a similar extent.