Familial ovarian cancer in Israeli Jewish women.

Menczer, J; Ben-Baruch, G · Obstet Gynecol · 1991

case_series · Level IV

Where this comes from

Abstract

Among 310 women with ovarian cancer of epithelial origin, eight ovarian cancer-prone families were identified, accounting for 24 cases. Five first-degree relatives underwent prophylactic oophorectomy, and early ovarian carcinoma was diagnosed in one of them. Familial aggregation of ovarian cancer occurs in the Israeli Jewish population.

Medical subject headings