Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors Personal or family history of breast, ovarian, endometrial, prostate or colon cancer. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or syndrome. Unexplained infertility, no pregnancies and no history of birth control pill usage. Use of high dose estrogen for long periods without progesterone may be a risk factor. Living in an industrialized country.
Ovarian cancer causes more female deaths than any other cancer of the reproductive system.
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