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Research shows that among women of reproductive age, nulliparity — a woman never bearing children — is associated with an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, Elly Odongo, a gynaecologist, says.
“There are other factors at play too: for instance, prevalence of ovarian cancer is high in women who start to menstruate early (we call it early menarche) and go into menopause late: meaning that their ovaries have a longer period of functionality,” he says.
Women who have the BRCA (breast cancer) genetic mutation, which is inherited either from a mother or a father, are also at a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer. Cancer, Odongo notes, has also been linked to unhealthy lifestyle like smoking, alcoholism, use of hard drugs and unhealthy diets.
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