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Is ovarian cancer more or less likely to be "genetic/hereditary"?
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Often it is not gene: Only 10-20% cases are genetic or hereditary in origin, rest are sporadic or not related to previous family history...Just come out of the blue in more than 80% of cases.
Answered 11/18/2013
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