About 20,180 new cases of ovarian cancer are expected in the United States in 2006. Evidence suggests that the incidence of ovarian cancer is declining. The average age for the onset of ovarian cancer is about 60, although ovarian cancer can develop in women from the ages of 20 to 90. The lifetime risk of ovarian cancer in women with no family history of the disease is approximately one in 70 (1.4%).
Women with a history of ovarian cancer in one first-degree relative (mother or sister) have...
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