International comparisons have demonstrated high incidence rates of ovarian cancer among white females in Northern and Western Europe and in North America. To the authors' knowledge, few data are available regarding the geographic variation in the incidence of ovarian cancer within the U.S. The current study was conducted to evaluate variations in incidence rates for ovarian cancer within four U.S. regions from 1992 to 1997.
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