Ovarian cancer in children and young adults in the United States, 1992–1997

Ovarian cancer in children and young adults is rare and consequently, little descriptive or analytic research concerning this disease has been conducted in this age group. The purpose of the current study was to describe the incidence of ovarian cancer among girls and young women between birth and 2...

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Published in:Cancer 2003-05, Vol.97 (S10), p.2694-2700
Main Authors: Young, John L., Cheng Wu, Xiao, Roffers, Steven D., Howe, Holly L., Correa, Catherine, Weinstein, Rachel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Female genital diseases
Germinoma - epidemiology
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Incidence
Medical sciences
Ovarian Neoplasms - epidemiology
Ovarian Neoplasms - ethnology
Registries
Tumors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Ovarian cancer in children and young adults is rare and consequently, little descriptive or analytic research concerning this disease has been conducted in this age group. The purpose of the current study was to describe the incidence of ovarian cancer among girls and young women between birth and 24 years of age based on histology, race, ethnicity, and disease stage. The cases were selected from women and children diagnosed with ovarian cancer between 1992 and 1997 in selected areas of the U.S.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.11351