Journal:
:middle east journal of cancer
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elham haem department of biostatistics, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences,
shiraz, iran
seyyed taghi heydari research center for social determinants of health, jahrom university of medical
sciences, jahrom, iran
najaf zare department of biostatistics, research center of fertility and infertility, school of
medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
kamran b. lankarani health policy research center, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
esmat barooti ministry of health and medical education, women’s affairs office, tehran, iran
farkhondeh sharif faculty of nursing and midwifery, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
background : this study evaluated the role of family history of cancer and gynecologic factors in relation to the etiology of ovarian cancer in a low socioeconomic population in iran. methods : from 2007-2009 we conducted a screening program on women with insurance coverage provided by the imam khomeini relief foundation. a total of 26788 women participated in this study of whom 76 cases had ov...
