Obesity may raise risk of ovarian cancer
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese women may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, a large study of U.S. women suggests.
Ovarian cancer is a particularly deadly type of cancer because in the initial stages it typically has vague symptoms or none at all, making it difficult to catch early.
In the new study, which included more than 94,000 U.S. women ages 50 to 71, who were followed for more than 7 years, the researchers found that obese women were more likely to develop ovarian cancer. But the risk appeared to be confined to those who’d never used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause. Previous studies have linked hormone use to a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
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