ovarian cyst afer 65 yrs old

[crcrumpton]

How common is an ovarian cyst in a woman 65 years old? What are the odds that it is cancer when the person has already had hormone related breast cancer 1 1/2  yrs ago?

[HVAC]

What does your doctor say is the next step? The Doctor might want to be cautious which is good.

Alex

[old_before_my_time]

I am sorry to hear you had breast cancer and now have an ovarian cyst.  Most ovarian cysts are benign (non-cancerous) regardless of the woman's age. However, I believe the risk of ovarian cancer increases after menopause. But even still, a woman without a family history of OC or a genetic link has a VERY LOW lifetime risk (less than 2%).

There are many women who get breast cancer that is not hereditary. But women without a hereditary risk of ovarian cancer rarely get it.