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Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment Screen

Are you at risk for developing ovarian cancer? Find out more about the risk factors for this condition by taking this quick risk screen. After you have finished, click "Done" to find out your score.

  1. Are you a female older than 60 years?
    Yes    No
  2. Do you have a family history of ovarian cancer (sister, mother)?
    Yes    No
  3. Do you have a personal history of breast, colon or endometrial cancer?
    Yes    No
  4. Have you used fertility drugs (Clomid and Pergonal) to stimulate ovulation as a treatment for infertility?
    Yes    No
  5. Are you taking hormone replacement therapy?
    Yes    No
  6. Do you frequently use talcum powder in the area between the vagina and the rectum?
    Yes    No

Sources:

Ovarian Cancer Screening (February 2005), Prevention (August 2005), and Treatment (2005) Information databases (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. What You Need To Know about Ovarian Cancer. Publication of the National Institutes of Health Publication No. 00-1561. Updated September 2002.
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

Tue, Dec 2, 2008



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