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Matteo Surace

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Population attributable risk for ovarian cancer

2000

Parity, oral contraceptive (OC) use, age at menopause, a family history of the disease and selected aspects of diet have been related to the risk of ovarian cancer. The quantification of their impact on a population level may help focus and rank the importance of potential prevention strategies. Using data from a case-control study conducted in Italy between 1983 and 1991 on 971 ovarian cancer cases and 2758 control women we computed the multivariate relative risk estimates, and population attributable risks (PARs), i.e. the proportion of ovarian cancers that would have been avoided if a given exposure had not been present in the population. Overall, the PARs were 5% for nulliparity, 12% fo…

AdultCancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyEpidemiologyPopulationEpidemiology; Risk factors; WomenAge DistributionmedicineHumansWomenRisk factorFamily historyAge of OnseteducationMultivariate AnalysiAgedGynecologyOvarian Neoplasmseducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryObstetricsOvarian NeoplasmCase-control studyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseDietMenopauseParityOncologyItalyRisk factorsRelative riskCase-Control StudiesAttributable riskMultivariate AnalysisFemaleMenopauseCase-Control StudieOvarian cancerbusinessHumanContraceptives Oral
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Uterine fibroids risk and history of selected medical conditions linked with female hormones

2004

To understand the role of several medical conditions on the risk of uterine fibroids, we analysed the findings of a large case-control study. Cases were 843 women aged 54 or less (median age 43 years, range 21-54) with histologically confirmed uterine fibroids, whose clinical diagnosis dated back no more than 2 years. Indications for surgery were recurrent menorrhagia or ultrasound evidence of fibroids larger than 10 cm in diameter. Controls were 1557 women aged 54 years or less of comparable quinquennia of age (median age 43 years, range 21-54) who had not undergone hysterectomy and were admitted for acute, non-gynecologic, non-hormonal, non-neoplastic conditions to a network of hospitals …

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyFibroidsUterine fibroidsEpidemiologymedicine.medical_treatmentEpidemiologyMedicineHumansMedical historyRisk factorMedical History TakingGynecologyHysterectomyLeiomyomabusiness.industryCase-control studyEstrogensOdds ratioMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseEstrogenfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsLeiomyomaItalyCase-Control StudiesEpidemiology; Fibroids; Medical historyMedical historyFemaleCase-Control StudiebusinessHuman
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Diet and risk of seromucinous benign ovarian cysts

2003

Abstract Objective : To analyze the relation between selected dietary indicators and the risk of seromucinous benign ovarian cysts. Study design : We used data from a case–control study on risk factors for benign ovarian cysts conducted in Italy between 1984 and 1994. Cases included 225 women with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of benign seromucinous ovarian neoplasm dating back no more than 2 years. Controls were 450 women below the age of 65 years admitted for acute non-gynecological, non-hormonal, non-neoplastic conditions. Results : Women with seromucinous cysts reported more frequent consumption of beef and other red meat and cheese and less frequent consumption of green vegetabl…

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyMultivariate analysisMeatDiet; Ovarian cysts; Risk factorsOvaryVegetableGastroenterologyOvarian CystOvarian cystsCheeseInternal medicineVegetablesmedicineOdds RatioAnimalsHumansCystRisk factorbusiness.industryAnimalRisk FactorCase-control studyObstetrics and GynecologyOdds ratioMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalSurgeryDietmedicine.anatomical_structureReproductive MedicineRisk factorsItalyFruitRed meatCattleFemalebusinessEdible GrainHuman
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Selected food intake and risk of endometriosis.

2004

Background: To offer data on the relationship between diet and risk of pelvic endometriosis, we analysed data collected in the framework of two case-control studies. Methods: Data from two case-control studies conducted in Northern Italy between 1984 and 1999 were combined. Cases were 504 women aged < 65 years (median age 33 years, range 20-65) with a laparoscopically confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis, admitted to a network of obstetrics and gynaecology departments in Milan, Brescia and Pavia. Controls were 504 women (median age 34 years, range 20-61) admitted for acute non-gynaecological, non-hormonal, non-neoplastic conditions. Results: Compared to women in the lowest tertile of intake…

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyFood intakeMeatPhysiologyCase-control study; Endometriosis; Risk factorsEndometriosisEndometriosisVegetableEatingObstetrics and gynaecologyRisk FactorsVegetablesmedicineHumansRisk factorEndometriosiGynecologyPelvic endometriosisObstetricsbusiness.industryRisk FactorRehabilitationCase-control studyObstetrics and GynecologyNutrition SurveyCase-control studyOdds ratioMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseNutrition SurveysDietReproductive MedicineItalyFoodCase-Control StudiesFruitRed meatFemalebusinessCase-Control StudieHumanDevelopmental BiologyHuman reproduction (Oxford, England)
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