Incessant ovulation and ovarian cancer - a hypothesis re-visited

• Published in: Facts, views & vision in ObGyn Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 292 - 297
• Main Author: Fathalla, M F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belgium Universa Press 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Viewpoint; Incessant ovulation; ovarian cancer; oral contraception; prevention

Ovarian cancer continues to be a silent killer. Most women have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Intensive efforts to develop effective screening strategies have not so far met with success. There is a need to re-visit the potential of prevention strategies. In 1971, the author submitted a...