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=**CAUSES OF OVARIAN CANCER**=
 * Question:** How do you get the disease? - genetic? lifestyle? Can you 'catch it'?

The disease/cancer Ovarian Cancer, is a type of disease that you cannot 'catch'. Cancers are not the type of disease that people can 'catch' like common colds. Ovarian Cancer can be transmitted from person to person, but indirectly such as genetically. The actual causes of Ovarian Cancer is not 100% known but there are possible causes known to effect a woman.Here are the possible causes of Ovarian Cancer:


 * Family history, from and to first degree family member (mother, daughter, sister).
 * Women over the age of 50 have a higher risk of being diagnosed of Ovarian Cancer than younger women. Women over the age of 60 have the highest risk of Ovarian Cancer.
 * Women who have had other type of cancerous diseases before such as breast, colon cancer etc. have a bigger possibility of being diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.
 * Women who have took drugs to make a woman ovulate have a higher chance of developing Ovarian Cancer.
 * There is evidence which shows that women who have taken Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) have a higher chance of developing Ovarian Cancer.
 * Unfortunately, for women, being tall and overweight can be a possible cause of Ovarian Cancer.
 * Women who have used too much talcum powder on their reproductive systems are likely to be diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

There are more, maybe hundreds of other possible causes of Ovarian Cancer. The only problem is that Ovarian Cancer does not have a specific cancer.

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 * Quiz:** List 5 possible causes of Ovarian Cancer