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NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study: Impact of Diet and Lifestyle Factors on Cancer Incidence

Research Report

December 2007


Cancer Sites | Ovarian


For a copy of these publications and others related to the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, visit the National Cancer Institute.

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer Risk in the National Institutes of Health - AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort
This investigation of the relationship between estrogen therapy – by itself or in combination with progestin – and the risk of developing ovarian cancer finds that the degree of risk depends on the duration of use.


Further information about the study or individual reports may be obtained by contacting Nancy Wood of AARP at media@aarp.org or 202-434-2583.

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