Deanna Chyn

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2021
First- and second-degree family history of ovarian and breast cancer in relation to risk of invasive ovarian cancer in African American and white women
International journal of cancer ·doi:10.1002/ijc.33493

Family history (FH) of ovarian cancer and breast cancer are well-established risk factors for ovarian cancer, but few studies have examined this association in African American (AA) and white women by histotype. We assessed first- and secon…

observational 2020
Identification of novel epithelial ovarian cancer loci in women of African ancestry
International journal of cancer ·doi:10.1002/ijc.32653

Women of African ancestry have lower incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) yet worse survival compared to women of European ancestry. We conducted a genome-wide association study in African ancestry women with 755 EOC cases, includin…

observational 2019
Ovarian Cancer in Women of African Ancestry (OCWAA) consortium: a resource of harmonized data from eight epidemiologic studies of African American and white women
Cancer causes & control : CCC ·doi:10.1007/s10552-019-01199-7

PURPOSE: Although the incidence rate of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is somewhat lower in African American (AA) than white women, survival is worse. The Ovarian Cancer in Women of African Ancestry (OCWAA) consortium will overcome small, …