Ovarian cancer is the fifth most diagnosed cancer among Canadian women, accounting for
4% of all new cases. It is also the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women …

Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women, with over 300,000
new diagnoses globally each year. The vast majority of patients will present with advanced …

In Austria, 700 women are diagnosed every year with ovarian carcinoma. Approximately
15% of the patients with epithelial ovarian cancer have a germline mutation in the BRCA1 or …

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Whilst
ovarian cancer is less common, it remains challenging due to late detection and high …

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) is a well-described hereditary
cancer predisposition syndrome caused by mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Several …

The majority of ovarian cancers occur sporadically in women without a family history. Only
approximately 10% of ovarian cancers can be attributed to germline mutations in highly …

An autosomal-dominant inherited trait predisposing women to both breast cancer (BC) and
ovarian cancer (OC) was first described in 1971. Subsequent strides were made in …

In the past few years, ovarian cancer research has focused increasingly on disease
prevention; but an increasing number of women refer to gynecology and clinical genetics …

Familial ovarian cancer occurs as part of two genetically distinct syndromes: hereditary
breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) …

Ovarian cancer develops due to a complex interplay between hereditary and environmental
factors. Although often described as one disease, ovarian cancer is actually a group of …