The association between socioeconomic status and tumour stage at diagnosis of ovarian cancer: A pooled analysis of 18 case-control studies
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d="par0005">The association between socioeconomic status (level of education) and tumour stage at diagnosis of ovarian cancer was investigated.

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d="par0010">Data were obtained from 18 case-control studies that provided individual level measures of level of education.

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d="par0015">Lower level of education was associated with an increased risk of advanced tumour stage at diagnosis.

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d="par0020">The results persisted when taking BMI and smoking status into account.

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d="par0025">The results calls for further studies on how to reduce this diagnostic delay.

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