F.O.C.R.	Familial Ovarian Cancer Register
	Introduction Ovarian cancer that runs in families is sometimes called 'familial' ovarian cancer. We know family history is an important risk factor for ovarian cancer, and may, for example, be in part due to inherited genetic faults in genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2. However, there may be other genes (and other factors) that we don't know about yet that can also increase risk. In this study, the research team record information about families where at least 2 or more first or second degree relatives have (or have had) confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer on the same side of the family. The aim of the study is to find out more information about the causes of ovarian cancer, and perhaps find a way to help prevent ovarian cancer in the future. This register first started in August 1991 and was originally called the UKCCCR National Study of Familial Ovarian Cancer. The dataset already includes over 400 families, and the research team are always looking for more people to join the study to improve the results as much as possible. The study receives funding from Cancer Research UK, is approved by the Cambridge Research Ethics Committee and is the largest set of well-documented ovarian cancer families in the world.
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