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Doctors can’t always explain why women develop ovarian cancer. However, they do know that women with certain risk factors may be more likely than others to develop ovarian cancer. A risk factor is something that may increase the chance of developing a disease.

Studies have found the following risk factors for ovarian cancer:

Family history of cancer: Women who have a mother, daughter, or sister with ovarian cancer have an increased risk of the disease. Also, women with a family history of cancer of the breast, uterus, colon, or rectum may also have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

If several women in a family have ovarian or breast cancer, especially at a young age, this is considered a strong family history. If you have a strong family history of ovarian or breast cancer, you may wish to talk to a genetic counselor. The counselor may suggest genetic testing for you and the women in your family. Genetic tests can sometimes show the presence of specific gene changes that increase the risk of ovarian cancer.

Personal history of cancer: Women who have had cancer of the breast, uterus, colon, or rectum have a higher risk of ovarian cancer.

Age over 55: Most women are over age 55 when diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Never pregnant: Older women who have never been pregnant have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

Menopausal hormone therapy: Some studies have suggested that women who take estrogen by itself (estrogen without progesterone) for 10 or more years may have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

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sometimes it just the cells replicating wrong and othertimes it can be caused by the HPV virus which is past on via sex it only affects women and men are its carrier however HPV vaccines have been developed to elinmite the risks of majority of strains infecting you
see you doctor if you would like to get the vaccine its in 3 courses

It is hereditory,and there is the same risk as any other cancer. When ovarian cancer is diagnosed, it is usually too late to survive.

The best defense against anything is to have yearly check-ups or if something doesn’t seem right in between check-ups, go to the doctor, be healthy in that area besides vitamins and eating healthy.

I have a friend where there is no type of cancer that she is aware of in her family history who has been through Chemo, will have a radical masectomy plus 10 to 12 lymphnodes to be removed on Tues. and then will need Radiation treatments every day for 6 weeks. I’m sure she kicks herself everyday in the butt for not having yearly check-ups or doing home checks of her body.

You never know what can cause cancer or what can’t. I’ve lost many family members to this disease. I just watch what I do and get checked by my doctors.

No one knows what causes the overwhelming majority of cancers including ovarian. It is unknown why one person may develop cancer while another one will not . . such as . . a smoker may get lung cancer while another smoker will not. There are no clear reasons why some individuals will develop cancer . . so it may be internal . . or unique to that individual . . and there is no outside reason.