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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2025

Reproductive factors and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the Asia Cohort Consortium.

Melissa A Merritt, Sarah Krull Abe, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Shafiur Rahman, Eiko Saito, Ryoko Katagiri, Aesun Shin, Ji-Yeob Choi, Loïc Le Marchand, Jeffrey L Killeen and 27 more

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  1. Combination of transvaginal ultrasound with cervical cancer screening contributes to early detection of ovarian cancer: Clinical trial.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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Melissa A MerrittThe Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. melissa.merritt@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-6119
Sarah Krull AbeDivision of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan.
Md Rashedul IslamDivision of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan.
Md Shafiur RahmanDivision of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan.
Eiko SaitoSustainable Society Design Center, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryoko KatagiriDivision of Cohort Research, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4867-2450
Aesun ShinDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6426-1969
Ji-Yeob ChoiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Loïc Le MarchandCancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Jeffrey L KilleenDepartment of Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Yu-Tang GaoDepartment of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China.
Akiko TamakoshiDepartment of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Woon-Puay KohHealthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117545, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-6341
Ritsu SakataRadiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan.
Norie SawadaDivision of Cohort Research, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Kashiwa, Japan.
Ichiro TsujiTohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Yumi SugawaraTohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Jeongseon KimGraduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-2686
Sue K ParkDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-9707
Sun-Seog KweonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Xiao-Ou ShuDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Takashi KimuraDepartment of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Jian-Min YuanDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, USA.
Shoichiro TsuganeDivision of Cohort Research, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-2774
Seiki KanemuraTohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Yukai LuTohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Min-Ho ShinDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Wanqing WenDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3004-5168
Habibul AhsanDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Paolo BoffettaStony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Kee Seng ChiaSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Keitaro MatsuoDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-6314
You-Lin QiaoCenter for Global Health, School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-0871
Nathaniel RothmanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Wei ZhengDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-070X
Manami InoueDivision of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-2398
Daehee KangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Funding

Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Gokhan M. Mutlu, Gail S Prins · 2017 to 2026
$13.6M
Prospective studies of cancer etiology and prevention in Shanghai and SingaporeR01CA144034 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI YUAN, JIAN-MIN · 2010 to 2014
$7.0M
THE SINGAPORE COHORT STUDY OF DIET AND CANCERR01CA080205 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI YUAN, JIAN-MIN · 1999 to 2009
$5.3M
Cancer epidemiology cohorts in Shanghai and Singapore UM1CA182876 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI YUAN, JIAN-MIN · 2014 to 2018
$4.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA080205NCI NIH HHS R01 CA144034NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA182876NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are scarce data on risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in Asian populations. Our goal was to advance knowledge on reproductive -related risk factors for EOC in a large population of Asian women.

methodsThis study used pooled individual data from baseline questionnaires in 11 prospective cohorts (baseline years, 1958-2015) in the Asia Cohort Consortium. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) adjusting for age, parity and cohort.

resultsAfter a mean = 17.0 years (SD = 6.3) of follow-up, 674 incident invasive EOC cases were identified among 325,626 women. In multivariable adjusted models we observed an inverse association with parity (5+ children vs. 0, HR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.28-0.68, Ptrend < 0.001), and a positive association with increasing menopausal age (55+ years vs. <45, HR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.05-3.01, Ptrend = 0.02) for risk of all EOC.

conclusionsIn this large study of Asian women we identified an inverse association with parity and a positive association with higher menopausal age in relation to EOC risk. Further work is needed to understand EOC risk factors for rare histologic subtypes that occur more frequently in Asian populations.

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Carcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsReproductive HistoryAdultAgedAge FactorsAsiaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMenopauseMiddle AgedParityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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