Oral Contraceptives and Risk of Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer Among High-Risk Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Moorman PG, Havrilesky LJ, Gierisch JM, Coeytaux RR, Lowery WJ, Urrutia R, Dinan M, McBroom AJ, Hasselblad V, Sanders GD, Myers ER. Oral Contraceptives and Risk of Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer Among High-Risk Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 4188-4198. PMID: 24145348, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.48.9021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRCA1/2 mutation carriersBRCA2 mutation carriersOvarian cancerBreast cancerMutation carriersFamily historyOC useCancer riskSystematic reviewOral contraceptive useHigh-risk womenUse of OCsBreast cancer riskOvarian cancer riskStrong family historyTiming of useOral contraceptivesCochrane DatabaseInverse associationBRCA1/2 mutationsContraceptive useElevated riskGeneral populationUnique citationsMeta-Analysis