What are the major causes of Ovarian cancer?
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Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: This makes up for 9 out of 10 cases of ovarian cancer and effects the lining of the ovaries.
Non-Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: This occurs in younger women more frequently and can include germ cell cancers that form from cells that are found in the ovaries that make eggs.
Doctors are not exactly sure of the causes, but there are risk factors, these include:
Women in developed countries
Women who have gone through menopause.
Women who have inherited the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (also puts at risk for breast cancer)
Women who smoke
Women who are overweight
Women who have had hormone replacement therapy
Those who have started their periods early and had a late menopause
Women at the least risk:
Those who have used contraceptive pill, have had children, breast-fed and/or had a hysterectomy.
Treatments of ovarian cancer depends on the type and how spread it is. These include:
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
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Age
Never having been pregnant
Never having taken the contraceptive pill
Early start of menstruation (early menarche)
Late start of menopause
Infertility or fertility treatment
Breast cancer
HRT (Hormone replacement therapy)
Foods high in acrylamide
Endometriosis
Obesity/overweight
More info on cancer prevention:
http://www.harneedi.com/index.php/articles/6-healthcare-articles/1113-cance...
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