title: The assessment of relations between main histologic type of ovarian cancer and some risk and prognostic factors.
abstract: The authors have highlighted some aspects regarding the domestic risk and prognostic factors for different types of ovarian cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study has included 249 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The assessment of age group distribution of patients with serous carcinoma (150 cases) underlying that the age group of 60-69 years was more frequent compared with the other age groups (OR = 0.20; IC 95% = 0.12-0.33; p < 0.01 x 10(-5)) and the mean of age was 61 years, 8 months, 19 days (DS = 11 years, 11 months, 22 days). The most frequent risk factor for serous type was the ovulation lifetime over 30 years (78.66%); followed by early menarche (under 12 years) (13.33%); smoking (12%); late menopause (over 52 years) (10%) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) (2.67%), compared with mucinous carcinoma for which the most frequent was the ovulation lifetime over 30 years (65.21%); followed by early menarche (under 12 years) (34.78%); late menopause (over 52 years) (26.08%) and smoking (17.39%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ovulation lifetime over 30 years was identified as the main risk factor for both histological types, but it was significant more frequent among women with serous type. Smoking was more frequent among those who had mucinous carcinoma compared with serous type. No significant differences were identified among women with both histological types regarding the age at first menstrual bleeding and parity.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Asistenţa Primară a Stării de Sănătate si Epidemiologie, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Mioara Calipsoana
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Matei
authors.forename: Irina Draga
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Căruntu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Negură
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Petrariu
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ifrim
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Acatrinei
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulugiuc
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azoicăi
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010298:Parity; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires