Abstract
Background: Prospective studies on insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk are inconclusive. Data suggest risk associations vary by tumour characteristics. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) to evaluate IGF-I concentrations and EOC risk by tumour characteristics (n=565 cases). Multivariable conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate associations. Results: We observed no association between IGF-I and EOC overall or by tumour characteristics. Conclusions: In the largest prospective study to date was no association between IGF-I and EOC risk. Pre-diagnostic serum IGF-I concentrations may not influence EOC risk.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-166 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 6 2015 |
Keywords
- carcinogenesis
- dualistic pathway
- histological subtypes
- IGF-I
- ovarian cancer
- type I/type II
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
- Medicine(all)