Changing Trends in the Incidence of Ovarian Neoplasia and Its Relationship with the Risk Factors: A Report of 311 Cases from North-Eastern Anatolia Region

DEMİRCİ E., Daloglu F. T., Calik M., ALTUN E., ŞİPAL S., BÖREKÇİ B.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.48-55, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajm.2014.40
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.48-55
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Ovarian cancer is one of the most common and lethal gynecologic malignancy. In Turkey, the 8th most commonly seen neoplasm is ovarian cancer. The risk factors of ovarian cancer are menstrual reproductive events including gravida, menarche and menopause status, and life style habits such as cigarette smoking and habitat. In this study we aimed to determine the risk factors leading to ovarian cancer in Turkish women population and show the tumor markers in this population.