Talc powder and ovarian cancer: what is the evidence?
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 306(4): 931-933, 2022 10.
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ABSTRACT
Talc is a desiccant that has been historically used as baby powder by numerous women to enhance their feminine hygiene. Talc has been identified in proximity to asbestos; accordingly, retrospective and case-control studies have implicated the role of talc use in the development of ovarian cancer, whereas prospective evaluations have not documented concordant findings. Moreover, the positive associations derived from case-control studies have been remote and the putative causal factors remain inconclusive. Consequently, one should be circumspect regarding the assertion that genital talc powder application induces ovarian cancer development.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Ovarianas
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Talco
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos