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Aunt (dads sis) and great-grandma (paternal gmas mom) both died of ovarian cancer. heredity or just bad luck? cousins tested neg for gene mutation.
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May be: Ovarian Cancer can be hereditary when first degree relatives have it (i.e. Daughter , mother, sister) especially if they have it before the age of 50 years old . it is most efficient to test the diseased person for the gene rather the non affected individual to see if this is hereditary.
Answered 9/23/2018
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