Risk Factors of Ovarian Cancer
An increased risk of development is associated with factors like:
- Ovarian cancer risk rises with age. The typical target of a diagnosis is an elderly person.
- Genetic mutations that have been passed down through generations. Inherited gene alterations contribute to a small fraction of the cases. Having the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene increases one’s chance of having one. The risk of developing breast cancer is also elevated by these genes.
- The risk is also increased by mutations in the genes BRIP1, RAD51C, and RAD51D, as well as by mutations associated with Lynch syndrome.
- If cancer of the ovary runs [3] in the family. Your chance of developing ovarian cancer may be higher if you have a family history of the disease.
- Possessing an excessively large or heavy frame the risk of ovarian cancer rises in tandem with body mass index.
- Hormone therapy for women who have passed menopause ovarian cancer risk may be raised by using hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms.
- Endometriosis is a painful condition in which tissue that looks like the lining of the uterus grows in places where it shouldn’t.
- The onset and duration of menstruation in years’ ovarian cancer risk may rise in tandem with the age at which menstruation first begins or the age at which menopause finally begins.
- Having never carried a child to term. You may be at greater risk of developing ovarian cancer if you have never given birth.