Role of insulin-like growth factor, insulin-like growth factor receptors, and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in ovarian cancer

Insulin and IGFs play an important role in cancer initiation and progression, including ovarian cancer (OC). Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most frequent type of OC in women and it is the most lethal gynecological malignancy worldwide. Generally, insulin is associated with metabolism, wherea...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Main Authors:	Periyasamy Amutha, Thangarajan Rajkumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Insulin-like growth factor insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins insulin-like growth factor receptor obesity ovarian cancer prognostic value
Online Access:	http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=2;spage=198;epage=206;aulast=Amutha