A 38-year-old woman asks about ovarian cancer risk. Her mother and maternal grandmother both had epithelial ovarian cancer before age 60. She has no

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A 38-year-old woman asks about ovarian cancer risk. Her mother and maternal grandmother both had epithelial ovarian cancer before age 60. She has no symptoms. When should this patient be referred?

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Refer for genetics assessment

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Reassure because she is asymptomatic

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Request CA125 every 3 months indefinitely

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Start combined pill without risk discussion

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Arrange immediate chemotherapy

Family history of ovarian cancer — DRCOG MCQ

A 38-year-old woman asks about ovarian cancer risk. Her mother and maternal grandmother both had epithelial ovarian cancer before age 60. She has no symptoms. When should this patient be referred?