Unfortunately, we cannot pinpoint exactly what causes ovarian cancer, but researchers have identified several known risk factors for it. We know that ovarian cancer most often is diagnosed in women who:
- are post-menopausal.
- are Caucasian.
- have a family history of colon cancer, breast, or ovarian cancer.
- were previously diagnosed with breast cancer.
- suffer from obesity.
- used Clomid (a fertility drug) for longer than one year
- use(d) estrogen replacement therapy
- who have not given birth.
- have a a known inherited mutation of BRCA 1 or 2 gene conformed through genetic testing
