Influence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 on ovarian cancer survival

Christina S. Chu; Stephen C. Rubin

Influence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 on ovarian cancer survival

Christina S. Chu
, Stephen C. Rubin

University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) accounts for one-quarter of all gynecologic cancers, but is responsible for the majority of deaths.1,2 A woman’s lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is about 1 in 55, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2007 in the USA,22 430 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and that 15280 will die of their disease.3.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Gynecologic Cancers
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	15-26
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203089781
ISBN (Print)	9780415391726
State	Published - Jan 1 2007
Externally published	Yes

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