Risk of ovarian cancer in relation to use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives

We examined ovarian cancer risk in relation to use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives in 410 epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 713 controls. Compared to women who never used a laxative, ever use of a phenolphthalein-containing laxative was not associated with an increased risk of ovarian canc...

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Autores principales: Cooper, G S, Longnecker, M P, Sandler, D P, Ness, R B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2000
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Regular Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10917559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1250
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Sumario:We examined ovarian cancer risk in relation to use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives in 410 epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 713 controls. Compared to women who never used a laxative, ever use of a phenolphthalein-containing laxative was not associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer (odds ratio, OR, 1.1, 95% confidence interval, CI, 0.9–1.4). Risk was slightly, but not significantly, higher with more frequent use (OR 1.2 for 75 or more days of use). When women who used non-phenolphthalein containing laxatives was used as the reference group, the associations were slightly, but not significantly larger (OR 1.4 for any use of phenolphthalein-containing laxatives and OR 1.5 for 75 or more days of use) © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign

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