Many of the members of the Subcommittee felt that the issues were to important to put something hastily together. The Committee did not vote on these proposed Recommendations but will take these up at a later date. Various statistics were introduced about cancer generally as well as ovarian cancer. There are 780 reported cases of ovarian cancer in Georgia this year. It is estimated that 330 women in Georgia will die in the year 2000 from ovarian cancer.
Caucasian women are at higher risk for disease.
More women over the age of 65 are at risk. Also, more women who have a family history of this disease are more likely to contract the disease. Women who have been exposed to talc are at higher risk. There is also a possible link to the disease with a woman s consumption of milk products. A female who has taken oral contraceptives for five years is less likely to get the disease.