Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection & Prevention Program: A Specimen and Data Study

Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Meets one of the following criteria:

- Considered to be at increased risk for developing ovarian cancer, as defined by
one of the following:

- Has at least one first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with
ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer

- Has at least two first or second degree relatives diagnosed before age 50
with either ovarian, primary peritoneal, fallopian tube, and/or pancreatic
cancer who have tested positive for hereditary cancer syndrome that
includes an increased risk of gynecologic cancer (e.g., BRCA1/2 or Lynch
Syndrome)or have increased risk as deemed by a certified genetic counselor

- A personal or family history of a hereditary cancer syndrome that includes
an increased risk of gynecologic cancer

- Increased risk as deemed by a certified genetic counselor

- Undergoing surgery for a gynecologic condition, including any of the following:

- Diagnosis of a reproductive cancer

- Benign gynecological condition (e.g., uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis,
pelvic inflammatory disease, or follicular or corpus luteum ovarian cysts)

- Highly suspicious adnexal mass

- Risk-reducing prophylactic oophorectomy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

- Between the ages of 18 and 80