Pregnancy history and risk of endometrial cancer

• Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 638
• Main Authors: Pocobelli, Gaia, Doherty, Jennifer A, Voigt, Lynda F, Beresford, Shirley A, Hill, Deirdre A, Chen, Chu, Rossing, Mary Anne, Holmes, Rebecca S, Noor, Zorawar S, Weiss, Noel S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology; Age Factors; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Endometrial Neoplasms - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Parity; Population Surveillance; Pregnancy; Registries; Reproductive History; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Washington - epidemiology; Washington

Epidemiologic studies are consistent in finding that women who have had at least one birth are less likely to develop endometrial cancer. Less clear is whether timing of pregnancies during reproductive life influences risk, and the degree to which incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced...