Experts don't know exactly what causes ovarian cancer. Genetics,
such as Reference DNA Opens New Window changes, are a risk
factor for some women. In general, about 1 out of 100 women will
get ovarian cancer. That risk goes up to 5 out of 100 if one
family member has had ovarian cancer, and 7 out of 100 if two or
three relatives have had it.Reference 2 About 10 out of 100
ovarian cancers are thought to be caused by gene mutations in
the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.Reference 3 The Reference risk for
women Opens New Window Reference Opens New Window who have these
gene changes is much higher than for women without them.
|By:||Reference Healthwise Staff||Last Revised: Reference
October 22, 2012| |Medical Review:||Reference Adam Husney, MD -
Family Medicine Reference Ross Berkowitz, MD - Obstetrics and
Gynecology