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Can women get ovarian cancer with no family history of ovarian cancer?
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YES: The majority of women who get ovarian cancer do not have a family history of ovarian cancer.
Answered 3/13/2019
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Ovarian cancer: 85% of women with ovarian cancer have no family history of ovarian, breast, endometrial, or colon cancer.
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