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My mum had ovarian cancer. what are the chances of me getting it?

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Dr. Paul Nowicki answered

Specializes in Gynecologic Oncology

~7% over: Your lifetime. That is if your mom's cancer is not related to brca 1 or 2 mutation. In that case, if the mutation is passed on to you the risk is between 20-40%. Only about 8.5% of ovarian cancer patients have brca 1 or 2 mutation.

Answered 2/2/2013

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