Asbestos Exposure and Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph conducted a systematic review of the relationship between asbestos and ovarian cancer. However, there may have been information bias due to the undue weight given to few articles. To address this limitation, the present study performed a meta-analysis integrating studies published both before and after the 2012 IARC Monograph on Asbestos, with the aim of investigating the association between asbestos exposure and ovarian cancer.

Methods

A comprehensive search of major journal databases was conducted to identify studies examining the relationship between asbestos exposure and ovarian cancer, including those featured in the 2012 IARC Monograph on Asbestos. A meta-analysis on asbestos exposure and cance

SUBMITTER: Kim SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944147 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature