Study: Irregular Periods Increase Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death

April 14, 2014

To conduct their study, researchers studied the menstrual cycles of 14,000 women and discovered that those with irregular periods at age 26 were about twice as likely to die from ovarian cancer in their 60s as women with regular cycles. The researchers classified menstrual cycles as irregular if they lasted more than 35 days (typically, cycles last 21 to 35…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.