Fig. 3

Contacts to relevant specialists in the year preceding an ovarian cancer diagnosis (omitting the IRR in the last month before diagnosis)

Number of consultations in different healthcare departments stratified on ovarian cancer (yes/no). Borderline ovarian tumours included. Maximum one contact at each department/private specialist per women per day included. Number of consultations are presented as crude rates of mean number of consultations per month. Incidence rate ratios were adjusted for age, comorbidity, educational level, marital status, disposable income and country of origin. Black lines represent 95% confidence intervals

Abbreviations: IRR = Incidence rate ratio