Investigation on factors associated with ovarian cancer: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT: Following cervical and uterine cancer, ovarian cancer (OC) has the third rank in gynecologic cancers. It often remains non-diagnosed until it spreads throughout the pelvis and abdomen. Identification of the most effective risk factors can help take prevention measures concerning OC. Therefore, the presented review aims to summarize the available studies on OC risk factors. A comprehensive systematic literature search was performed to identify all published systematic reviews and meta-analysis on associated factors with ovarian cancer. Web of Science, Cochrane Library databases, and Google Scholar were searched up to 17th January 2020. This study was performed according to Smith et al. methodology for conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews. Twenty-eight thousand sixty-two pape

SUBMITTER: Tanha K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582179 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature