title: [Epidemiologic factors in ovarian cancer].
abstract: Ovarian carcinoma is the most severe gynecological cancer with an overall incidence of 12 per 1000 Americans or Europeans developing it over 40 years of age. Only 3 of the 12 cases will receive efficient care because the diagnosis will be made too late. This study reveals the principal risk factors i.e. upper socioeconomic echelon, ovarian function uninterrupted by a pregnancy or usage of oral contraceptives, anamnestic evidence of ovarian carcinoma in the family, some hereditary disorders, external insults (talcum powder). The synthesis of these various risk factors permits a comprehensive review of the hypotheses of pathogenesis concerning recurrence of tumors. But corollary epidemiologic studies are still needed to try to define better the high risk groups whose follow-up systematic detection and testing is a priority.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: Facteurs épidémiologiques des cancers de l'ovaire.