Ovarian cancer is cause by rapidly multiplying cancer cells in the ovaries (which are one of the female reproductive organs that produce eggs and female hormones, located under the uterus on both sides). The main treatment for ovarian cancer is surgery followe by chemotherapy.
The following factors may play a part in increasing your risk:
Genetics is cause by defective genes that are pass on through genetics, including BRCA1, BRCA2, a group of genes that control cell growth in normal cells. If the genes malfunction, it may increase the chance of breast cancer and ovarian cancer, including people who have a family history or close relatives who have ovarian cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer.
Age, as you get older, โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที, your risk of developing ovarian cancer also increases. Most ovarian cancers are diagnose in older people.
Women who have never had children or are experiencing infertility, women who have never been pregnant or who have had children after the age of 35, may be at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than women who have been pregnant or had children. This is because when a woman ovulates, repair of the corpus luteum, or the sac from which the egg is release, can mutate and turn into cancer cells.
Early onset of menstruation or menopause: Women who start menstruation earlier or later than the general population are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer.
Endometriosis is cause by endometrial tissue growing in the wrong place outside the uterine cavity. It may infiltrate the uterine wall or muscle, or it may also invade the abdominal cavity and grow in other organs, such as the peritoneum, intestinal wall, or ovaries.
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT): It is a hormone replacement therapy that is used for more than 5 years after menopause, using estrogen alone or with progesterone, and may be more risky than for women who do not use it.