Akhmedkhanov said his was the first to begin with healthy participants who were followed over time, a research method considered more accurate than a retrospective study. Akhmedkhanov's study is intriguing, said Dr. Raymond DuBois, director for gastroenterology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, who has researched aspirin's relationship to colon cancer. Dr. Beth Karlan, director of gynecologic oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, called the study provocative and worthy of further study but not definitive because of the small number of patients. Physicians stress a low-fat diet, regular exercise and avoidance of alcohol and tobacco as the best prevention for most cancers. Birth control pill use also has been documented as lowering risks of ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women.
Because symptoms are subtle, most cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed only after they reach advanced stages. The Associated Press. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions.