Circulating Biomarkers of Inflammation and Ovarian Cancer Risk in the Nurses' Health Studies

Abstract

Chronic inflammation is a well-established mechanism of ovarian carcinogenesis; however, the specific immunogenic processes influencing ovarian tumor development remain unclear. In a case–control study nested within the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and the NHSII, we examined the association between six inflammatory chemokines and cytokines [B-cell activating factor (BAFF), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13 (CXCL13), IL8, soluble(s)IL2-receptor-α(Rα), sIL6Rα] and epithelial ovarian cancer risk.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2021
Source ID
10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1390

Entities

People

  • Brenda M Birmann
  • Jose R Conejo-Garcia
  • Larry I. Magpantay
  • Laura Kubzansky
  • Lauren C Peres
  • Mary K Townsend
  • Otoniel Martinez-Maza
  • Shelley S. Tworoger
  • Yongjoo Kim

Organizations

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of California, Los Angeles

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.