New insights uncover how ovarian cancer incidence varies by subtype and geography, calling for tailored healthcare strategies to address disparities and reduce the global burden. Study: Worldwide patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtype: a population-based analysis from 1988 to 2017 . Image Credit: simonizt / Shutterstock.
com A recent study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine provides an overview of the global patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtypes. The global burden of ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is the eighth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of mortality in women worldwide. In 2022, over 324,000 new cases of ovarian cancer and 206,839 related deaths were reported.
The global burden of ovarian cancer is associated with significant geographic and ethnic disparities. Whereas European and North American regions are associated with a higher incidence of ovarian cancer, Caribbean and African regions report a lower incidence of ovarian cancer. This highly heterogeneous malignancy has multiple histological subtypes.
Epithelial ovarian cancers account for 90% of all ovarian cancers, whereas 10% are non-epithelial ovarian cancers, including sex cord-stromal and germ cell tumors. Study design In the current study, researchers assess global patterns and trends in the incidence and distribution of ovarian cancer and its histological subtypes. To this end, incidence patterns of ovarian cancers.
