When I was diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer in July 2023, it hit me like a thunderbolt. Ovarian cancer doesn’t run in my family. But I’m adopted. So, I didn’t have any way of knowing that I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation, which makes you more likely to develop both breast and ovarian cancers.

If I had known that before my diagnosis, I might have done things a little differently. That’s why I tell people today not to ignore...