Women who have even one close relative with the disease increase their risk threefold. In addition, if a woman has had breast cancer , she is at an increased risk for ovarian cancer.
Women who have even one close relative with the disease increase their risk threefold. In addition, if a woman has had breast cancer , she is at an increased risk for ovarian cancer.
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Ovarian cancer and Breast cancer are held in the gene mutations BRCA1 and BRCA2, which only one parents needs in their genes to pass on to their children. So it is dominant.
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breast cancer and ovarian cancer are common in women, however
cervical cancer can also occur frequently.
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Sharsheret is Hebrew for "chain."
It's a Jewish organization that helps women with breast cancer and ovarian cancer.