Ovarian Cancer (Risk Factors)

Breast Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk for Ovarian Cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 12th, 1999

Women who survive breast cancer -especially those who were diagnosed before age 50 - may face a greater risk of getting ovarian cancer, a team of University of California Irvine (UCI) researchers has found.

The study identified, for the first time, specific groups of female survivors of breast cancer with the highest risks of developing ovarian cancer. If women in these high-risk categories become more aware of their susceptibility to subsequent cancer, they can take steps to get early screenings. The research, conducted by Dr. Wendy Brewster and her colleagues at UCI's College of Medicine, was presented at the Society of Gynecological Oncologists' meeting, held in...

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