OC Awareness Month #2- Some women are at a greater risk.

Yesterday, I wrote that all women are at risk ( increased chance of developing a disease) for ovarian cancer. That is true but some women are at a greater risk for the disease.

#2 Women are at a greater risk for ovarian cancer if they :

• Have a family history of cancer ( BRCA1and BRCA2 gene mutations,Lynch syndrome, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)  
• A personal history of cancer (breast,uterus,colon,rectum) 
• Age over 55,
• Never pregnant,
• Menopausal hormonal treatment ( taking estrogen for more than 10 years)
• Use of fertility drugs
• Use of talc 
• Obesity during the teen years

Just because you have a risk for ovarian cancer does not mean that you will develop the disease.  And women develop the disease without having these risk factors.

Source : NCI http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/ovary/page4
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