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Ovarian cancer risk
For women with an average risk
Chart based on National Cancer Institute (2020). SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975–2017. http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2017/. Accessed July 31, 2020.
On average, about 1 out of 100 women will get ovarian cancer sometime during their lives. A woman's risk may be higher or lower depending on different factors. It most often affects women who are past menopause. You may be more likely to get it if other women in your family have had it. Also, some women inherit gene changes that increase their chances of getting it.
For women who have BRCA1 gene changes
Chart based on Kuchenbaecker KB, et al. (2017). Risks of breast, ovarian, and contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. JAMA, 317(23): 2402–2416. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.7112. Accessed August 5, 2020.
Some women have BRCA1 gene changes. Their risk of getting ovarian cancer is higher than average. For these women, about 44 out of 100 of them will get ovarian cancer by age 80.
For women who have BRCA2 gene changes
Chart based on Kuchenbaecker KB, et al. (2017). Risks of breast, ovarian, and contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. JAMA, 317(23): 2402–2416. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.7112. Accessed August 5, 2020.
Some women have BRCA2 gene changes. Their risk of getting ovarian cancer is also higher than average. For these women, about 17 out of 100 of them will get ovarian cancer by age 80.
Current as of: April 29, 2020
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Wendy Y. Chen MD, MPH MD, MPH - Medical Oncology, Hematology & Lesley Ryan MD - Family Medicine
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