Ruth M Pfeiffer

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2014

Study types

  • other 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
other 2014
Analysis of serial ovarian volume measurements and incidence of ovarian cancer: implications for pathogenesis
Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·doi:10.1093/jnci/dju262

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests that many ovarian cancers represent metastases from occult fallopian tube carcinomas or tumors arising within ovarian endometriosis. We hypothesized that small ovarian volumes, as reflected in nonv…

other 2014
Pre-diagnostic serum levels of inflammation markers and risk of ovarian cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer (PLCO) screening trial
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.025

OBJECTIVE: Pro-inflammatory mechanisms may explain the increased ovarian cancer risk linked to more lifetime ovulations, endometriosis, and exposure to talc and asbestos, as well as decreased risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.…