Susanne K Kjær

OBJECTIVE: Previous results on the association between statin use and risk of ovarian cancer (OC) are inconsistent, warranting further investigation. This study aims to examine the association between statin use and risk of OC in a large st…

BACKGROUND: Women with a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer have an increased ovarian cancer risk. Yet it remains uncertain if common ovarian cancer risk factors-especially those that are modifiable-affect this high-risk populat…

AbstractBackground: Comorbidities can affect survival of ovarian cancer patients by influencing treatment efficacy. However, little evidence exists on the association between individual concurrent comorbidities and prognosis in ovarian canc…

AbstractBackground: Comorbidities can affect survival of ovarian cancer patients by influencing treatment efficacy. However, little evidence exists on the association between individual concurrent comorbidities and prognosis in ovarian canc…

BACKGROUND: This nationwide, register-based case-control study investigated the association between hysterectomy and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer according to histology and by history of endometriosis and menopausal hormone therapy (MH…

BACKGROUND: More evidence is needed to substantiate current recommendations about removing ovaries during hysterectomy for benign conditions. OBJECTIVE: To compare long-term outcomes in women with and without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy…

Abstract Background: Infertility is related to both nulligravidity and endometriosis, which are both well-established risk factors for ovarian cancer. Infertility is also characterized by various underlying causes and can be treated with di…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations between 10 well-established ovarian cancer risk factors and risk of ovarian cancer among women with vs. without endometriosis. DESIGN: Pooled analysis of 9 case-control studies in the Ovarian Cancer …

Abstract Purpose This nationwide, register-based case-control study investigated the association between hysterectomy and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer according to histology and by history of endometriosis and MHT use. Methods From the…

Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess the assoc…

Abstract Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. It is also a well-established risk factor for ovarian cancer. Whether hormonal-related and other risk factors f…

To investigate the association between self-reported endometriosis and the putative functional promoter +331C/T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the PROGINS allele.

Background: Comorbidities can affect survival of ovarian cancer patients by influencing treatment efficacy. However, little evidence exists on the association between individual concurrent comorbidities and prognosis in ovarian cancer patie…

Menstrual pain, a common gynecological condition, has been associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer in some, but not all studies. Furthermore, potential variations in the association between menstrual pain and ovarian cancer by hist…

PURPOSE: Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) is a glycoprotein expressed by epithelial cells of several normal tissue types and overexpressed by several epithelial cancers. Serum CA125 levels are mostly used as an aid in the diagnosis of ovarian can…

Abstract Background: CA125 is elevated in 80% of ovarian cancer cases and has proven utility in assessing response to therapy and prognosis. Unfortunately, CA125 is elevated in a variety of benign conditions and only in 50% of early stage o…

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…

Although several risk factors are common to endometriosis and breast cancer, the results of observational studies of an association have so far been inconsistent. We evaluated the relationship between endometriosis and breast cancer on the …