Accurately predicting who will get cancer is a risky business. Without a crystal ball, risk factors are all we have. If you are older, have never been pregnant, have a family history of ovarian cancer, or a gene mutation (BRCA), you are at higher risk. If you take hormone replacement therapy for more than 10 years, you are at higher risk for ovarian cancer if you do not take aspirin with the HT (we recommend you talk to your doc to make sure you consider aspirin if you use HT). Keep in mind, though, that risk factors are just clues, not guarantees.
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