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Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Family Health History

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. During an average lifetime, a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer is about 1 of 8 women (or 12%). Ovarian cancer is less common; affecting about 1 out of every 70 women (less than 2%) during their lifetime. Women with ovarian cancer are much more likely to die of their disease than women with breast cancer. Most breast and ovarian cancers occur in women after the age of 60. Learn more about breast cancer [CDC - Breast Cancer Home Page] and ovarian cancer [CDC - Gynecologic Cancers - Ovarian Cancer].

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Genomics|Resources|Diseases|Breast and Ovarian Cancer