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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.
Title: Menstrual Periods: Clues to Ovarian Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/9/2009 Last Editorial Review: 7/9/2009
Patients who had first period before age 12 are at increased risk of death, study shows
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles. This finding suggests that hormonal activity over the course of a woman's lifetime may influence the prognosis after an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with ovarian cancer, those who had their first menstrual period before the age of 12 and who had the most menstrual cycles over a lifetime are more likely to die of the cancer than those who had fewer ovulatory cycles, a new study shows.
1) Greater number of lifetime ovulations linked to higher risk of death; 2) Earlier age of menarche increases risk of death.
Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.
• Greater number of lifetime ovulations linked to higher risk of death • Earlier age of menarche increases risk of death
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