International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Our medical research library holds 5 studies published in International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (1999–2021). Each entry links to the study's record on PubMed and, where there is one, to the publisher's page and a free full text. 4 have an abstract, the authors' own summary as PubMed records it: open "Abstract" to read it.

About the journal

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Published: 1991 to the present, United States
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1048-891X (print), 1525-1438 (electronic)
• Its record in the NLM Catalog

2020s

• Asbestos and ovarian cancer: examining the historical evidence. B. Slomovitz, C. de Haydu, M. Taub, et al. 2021;31(1):122-128. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  Asbestos recently returned to the spotlight when Johnson & Johnson halted sales of baby powder due to lawsuits claiming that the talc in baby powder may have been contaminated with asbestos, which has been linked to the risk of ovarian cancer development. Although talc and asbestos have some structural similarities, only asbestos is considered causally associated with ovarian cancer by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer. While it is useful to understand the types and properties of asbestos and its oncologic biology, the history of its association with ovarian cancer is largely based on retrospective observational studies in women working in high asbestos exposure environments. In reviewing the literature, it is critical to understand the distinction between associative risk and causality, and to examine the strength of association in the context of how the diagnosis of ovarian cancer is made and how the disease should be distinguished from a similar appearing but unrelated neoplasm, malignant mesothelioma. Based on contextual misinterpretation of these factors, it is imperative to question the International Agency for Research on Cancer's assertion that asbestos has a clear causal inference to ovarian cancer. This has important clinical implications in the way patients are conceivably counseled and provides motivation to continue research to improve the understanding of the association between asbestos and ovarian cancer.

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2000s

• Asbestos fibers in ovarian tissue from Norwegian pulp and paper workers. H. Langseth, B.V. Johansen, J.M. Nesland, et al. 2007;17(1):44-9. PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  An elevated risk of ovarian cancer has been observed in Norwegian pulp and paper workers who were possibly occupationally exposed to asbestos. The present study was initiated to investigate if the increased risk could be associated with asbestos fibers in ovarian tissue from workers in this industry. Normal ovarian tissue specimens from three groups of women were included in the study. The case group included specimens from 46 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the period 1953-2000, and who had been working in one or more pulp and paper mills between 1920 and 1993. Normal ovarian tissue specimens from two control groups without occupational history from pulp and paper work were selected from the Cancer Registry database. Tissue blocks were digested and prepared for transmission electron microscopy. Number of fibers per gram wet weight was calculated. Asbestos fibers were found in normal ovarian tissue from two subjects in the case group, while no fibers were found in the control groups. The two asbestos positive cases had been working as paper sorter/packer and chlorine plant worker, respectively. Both were possibly secondary exposed to asbestos from family members working as insulators. We conclude that the findings in this study did not allow drawing any firm conclusion about an association between occupational exposure to asbestos and ovarian cancer in Norwegian pulp and paper workers. Our study confirms that asbestos fibers may reach the ovaries and demonstrates that the applied method is appropriate for identification of the fibers.

• Asbestos in drinking water does not cause mesothelioma. J.H. Lange, J.A. Hoskins. 2004;14(5):1048-9; author reply 1046-7. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 76-year-old woman with a history of asbestos fiber ingestion. P. Van Kesteren, J. Bulten, C. Schijf, et al. 2004;14(1):162-5. Case report PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  We report on a woman with malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum. This is the first report of a subject with this disease who revealed a history of asbestos ingestion by asbestos-contaminated food. She presented with episodes of sweating and fever, ascites, and weight loss. At laparotomy, small tumor deposits were noted on the peritoneum. The omental cake was removed, together with the uterus, ovaries, and tubes which were all macroscopically normal. The diagnosis was established by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Postoperatively, her complaints of fever and sweating disappeared. She refused further chemotherapy. After questioning her for asbestos exposure, she told us that, years ago, she used to prepare vegetables for cooking in rain water collected from a roof made of asbestos.

1990s

• Presence of asbestos in peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas in women. D.S. Heller, R.E. Gordon, P.B. Clement, et al. 1999;9(6):452-455. PubMed · Publisher

  Abstract

  Heller DS, Gordon RE, Clement PB, Turnnir R, Katz N. Presence of asbestos in peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas in women. Asbestos plays a causal role in pleural mesotheliomas. The role in peritoneal mesotheliomas is less clear, particularly in women, who are less likely to have an exposure history. Seven peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas in women with no recorded asbestos exposure were analyzed in this report. Tissue digestion was performed on paraffin blocks of tumor. Transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and electron diffraction were performed for tissue fiber burden and fiber identification. Asbestos fiber burdens were present in 6 cases. Two showed crocidolite, 2 showed chrysotile, one showed chrysotile and amosite, and one showed chrysotile and tremolite. Fiber burdens ranged from 56,738 to 1,963,250 fibers per gram wet weight tissue. All fibers counted were between 1 and 5 microns. This study demonstrates asbestos in peritoneal mesotheliomas in women. Asbestos may play a role in the development of these tumors.

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