Charles M. Peterson

IMPORTANCE: Endometriosis has been associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer; however, the associations between endometriosis subtypes and ovarian cancer histotypes have not been well-described. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associa…

(Abstracted from JAMA 2024;332(6):482–489 Ovarian, breast, and endometrial cancers are known to be associated with endometriosis. This study was designed to assess associations between endometriosis and its subtypes with the overall inciden…

BACKGROUND: Caffeine, alcohol, smoking and physical activity are known to alter sex steroid synthesis, which may affect hormone-dependent gynaecologic disease risk, such as endometriosis; however, few studies have assessed life style factor…