A n estimated 13,900 women in the U.S. were expected to die from ovarian cancer in 2001, 1 making it the most fatal malignancy of the female genital tract. 2 Ovarian cancer also is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women. 3 Although these statistics are alarming, to our knowledge only a
Regional variations in ovarian cancer incidence in the United States, 1992–1997
✍ Scribed by H. Irene Hall; Ko-Hui Tung; Joellyn Hotes; Pamela Logan; Holly L. Howe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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