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Get the Facts About Ovarian Cancer

Determining Your Risk: Age

Determining Your Risk: Age

Because the symptoms can be so hard to spot, it's important to know if you are at an increased risk for developing the disease.

A woman's age is directly connected to her chances of developing ovarian cancer. Nearly half of the women who are diagnosed with the disease are over the age of 63; the disease is rare in women under 40.

By Emily Lavin. Published September 20, 2011. Emily is a health writer and editor living in San Francisco.