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= ﻿Risk Factors =

﻿Certain risk factors may increase your risk of ovarian cancer. Having one or more of these risk factors does not mean that you are sure to develop ovarian cancer, but your risk may be higher than that of an average woman. These risk factors include:
 * 1) History of ovarian cancer in your immediate family
 * 2) Age (over 50 years)
 * 3) No children (the greater the number of pregnancies, the lower the risk for developing ovarian cancer)
 * 4) Past history of cancer. If you've been diagnosed with cancer of the breast, colon, rectum or uterus, your risk of ovarian cancer is increased.
 * 5) Race-ovarian cancer occurs 50% more frequently in white women than African American women.
 * 6) Jewish descent
 * 7) Hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women very slightly increases the risk for ovarian cancer
 * 8) Infertility drug use- a nearly 3-fold increase in risk was found, with a substantially greater risk in those who fail to conceive. However, this is not a consistent finding and most of these "carcinomas" are borderline tumors.
 * 9) High fat diet is associated with higher rates of ovarian cancer in industrialized nations, but the link remains unproven.
 * 10) Talc-use of cosmetic talc in feminine hygiene sprays or in sanitary napkins has been suggested as a risk factor. However, this is not a consistent finding.

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