• Doctors don’t know exactly why fallopian tube cancer happens. You may have a higher chance of having it if you’ve:
• Age – In women over the age of 50
• Family History of Ovarian, breast and/ or Fallopian tube cancer
• Gene mutations: Women who have certain gene mutations may have a higher risk of Fallopian tube cancer. These include:
• BRCA gene mutations, particularly BRCA1, which cause high risk of breast and ovarian cancer
• One of the genes that cause HNPCC (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer), also called Lynch syndrome