Schildkraut JM

No ORCID on file · 77 papers in corpus

article 2004

Oral contraceptive use, reproductive history, and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in women with and without endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.035

ObjectiveWomen with endometriosis may be at an increased risk of ovarian cancer. It is not known whether reproductive factors that reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in general also reduce risk in women with endometriosis. We investigated wh…

other 2004

Progesterone receptor promoter +331A polymorphism is associated with a reduced risk of endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancers

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.2141.13.12

OBJECTIVE: The progestagenic milieu of pregnancy and oral contraceptive use is protective against epithelial ovarian cancer. A functional single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the progesterone receptor (+331A) alters the relativ…