Gynecologic oncology
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Gynecologic oncology · Jun 2019
The preventable burden of endometrial and ovarian cancers in Australia: A pooled cohort study.
Evidence on the endometrial and ovarian cancer burden preventable through modifications to current causal behavioural and hormonal exposures is limited. Whether the burden differs by population subgroup is unknown. ⋯ Excess body fatness, a trait that is of high and increasing prevalence globally, is responsible for a large proportion of the endometrial cancer burden, indicating the need for effective strategies to reduce adiposity.