Kathleen M. Egan

Bilateral oophorectomy is often performed during hysterectomy for benign conditions and can reduce breast cancer risk by 20%-50% when performed at younger ages. Accuracy of estimating the decrease in breast cancer risk associated with bilat…

Abstract Background: Bilateral oophorectomy at early ages (<40 years) is recognized to lower breast cancer risk. Among U.S. women, oophorectomy is often performed with hysterectomy for benign conditions such as endometriosis and uterine …

Bilateral oophorectomy is often performed during hysterectomy for benign conditions and can reduce breast cancer risk by 20%–50 % when performed at younger ages. Accuracy of estimating the decrease in breast cancer risk associated with bila…

ObjectiveTo clarify the hormonal context of breast cancer etiology we used data from a large, population-based case-control study to investigate the relationship between breast cancer risk and a history of diabetes mellitus, disorders assoc…