Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Ovarian Cancer: The Mounting Evidence of a Protective Role of Progestins

Abstract

Combined oral contraceptive use is associated with a decreased risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (ovarian cancer). There is suggestive evidence of an inverse association between progestin-only contraceptive use and ovarian cancer risk, but previous studies have been underpowered.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2021
Source ID
10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1355

Entities

People

  • Alice W. Lee
  • Andrew Berchuck
  • Anna H. Wu
  • Bhramar Mukherjee
  • Celeste Leigh Pearce
  • Daniel W. Cramer
  • Francesmary Modugno
  • Gillian E. Hanley
  • Holly R Harris
  • Jennifer A Doherty
  • Joellen M. Schildkraut
  • Karen McLean
  • Kathleen Cho
  • Kathryn L. Terry
  • Kirsten B. Moysich
  • Linda Titus
  • Malcolm C Pike
  • Marc T. Goodman
  • Minh Tung Phung
  • Penelope M. Webb
  • Susan J. Jordan

Organizations

  • California State University
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard University
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Institutes of Health
  • QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Southern Maine
  • University of Utah

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