What Causes It?
December 16, 2021
Transcript
Now, you may ask what causes ovarian cancer. Well, we actually don’t know. We don’t have any way to predict if a woman will get ovarian cancer.
One can develop ovarian cancer without being at risk, which means it can spontaneously occur, and others develop due to genetic predisposition, which puts them at a higher risk. But sometimes these high-risk women don’t develop cancer.
Key Takeaways
1. We actually don’t know what causes ovarian cancer and can’t predict if women will get it.
2. One can develop ovarian cancer without being at risk.
3. It can spontaneously occur, and others are at a higher risk, but sometimes these high-risk women don’t develop cancer.
