CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS OF OVARIAN CANCER

About 20% of high-grade ovarian cancers arise in women having hereditary ovarian cancer where multiple female relatives suffer from Breast and Ovarian cancer. The rest majority of ovarian cancer is random without any family history.

 The common risk factors include:

·        Age: Older women have a higher risk for ovarian cancer than younger women. Ovarian cancer usually occurs after menopause, although it can develop in women of all ages. Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are older than age 55.

·        Family History: Women are at high risk for ovarian cancer and for harboring a genetic mutation such as BRCA if they have a family history of breast and ovarian cancer in close relatives.

·        Personal Medical History: Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are at increased risk for ovarian cancer, even if they do not have BRCA mutations. Endometriosis also increases the risk for ovarian cancer.

·        Reproductive History: Women are at increased risk for ovarian cancer if they began menstruating at an early age (before age 12), have not had any children, had their first child after age 35, or experienced late menopause.

·        Hormone Use: Women who use hormone therapy (HT) after menopause for longer than 5 years may have an increased risk for ovarian cancer.

·        Oral contraceptive pills significantly reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. The longer a woman takes oral contraceptives the greater the protection and the longer protection lasts after stopping oral contraceptives.

·        Obesity: Women who are obese have an increased risk for ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is easily treatable if detected early.

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