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- Title
Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer in carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations: a case-control study.
- Authors
Narod, S A; Sun, P; Ghadirian, P; Lynch, H; Isaacs, C; Garber, J; Weber, B; Karlan, B; Fishman, D; Rosen, B; Tung, N; Neuhausen, S L
- Abstract
In several case-control and prospective studies, tubal ligation has been associated with a decreased risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. We aimed to assess the potential of tubal ligation in reducing the risk of ovarian cancer in women who carry predisposing mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2001, Vol 357, Issue 9267, p1467
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04642-0