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Smoking and overweight: negative prognostic factors in stage III epithelial ovarian cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16614126     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Smoking and overweight are associated with poorer prognosis in several cancer types. The prognostic effect of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on ovarian cancer is unknown. METHODS: Ovarian cancer cases were from the Danish MALOVA (MALignant OVArian cancer) study. Information on smoking status and BMI was obtained from a personal interview conducted closely after primary surgery. Cox regression models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for ovarian cancer-specific death in relation to smoking variables and BMI. RESULTS: A total of 295 women with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer were identified and followed to death or for a median of 7.3 years (range, 5.4-9.5 years). Median survival time for normal-weight never smokers was 2.8 years (95% CI, 2.3-3.2) compared with 1.2 years (95% CI, 0.8-2.3) for overweight current smokers. Current smokers had a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer death compared with never smokers in multivariate Cox analysis (HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.22-2.24). The negative effect of smoking diminished with increasing time since a former smoker had stopped smoking (HR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.80-0.98 per 5 years since stop of smoking). Overweight women also had an increased risk of ovarian cancer death (HR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.38-2.42) compared with normal-weight women. CONCLUSION: Smoking at the time of diagnosis and premorbid overweight were negative prognostic factors for ovarian cancer-specific survival. The negative effect of smoking decreased with increasing time since stop of smoking.
Authors:
Anette Kjaerbye-Thygesen; Kirsten Frederiksen; Estrid V Høgdall; Eva Glud; Lise Christensen; Claus K Høgdall; Jan Blaakaer; Susanne K Kjaer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1055-9965     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-14     Completed Date:  2006-11-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9200608     Medline TA:  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  798-803     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index*
Carcinoma / epidemiology*,  mortality
Denmark / epidemiology
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Obesity / complications*
Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  mortality
Prognosis
Smoking / adverse effects*
Survival Analysis

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