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Prognosis Ovarian Cancer

Health Encyclopedia: Ovarian Cancer

Alternative Names

Cancer - ovaries

Treatment

Surgery is the preferred treatment and is often needed to diagnose ovarian cancer.

Studies have shown that surgery performed by a specialist in gynecologic oncology results in a higher cure rate.

Chemotherapy is used as after surgery to treat any remaining disease. Chemotherapy can also be used if the cancer comes back.

Radiation therapy is rarely used in ovarian cancer in the United States.

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Expert & Community Posts

Ovarian Cancer -- First Official Recognition of Early Symptoms

By Beth Brophy , Health Expert

NYT: Early Symptoms for Ovarian Cancer Women who have these symptoms for a few weeks--bloating,... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer Marker Offers Hope for Early Detection

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

An article on CNN, "Possible Marker for Ovarian Cancer Found," discusses a recent research study... Read more »

A Year Later

By Laura Zigman , Health Expert

...there’s an increased risk that you’ll develop ovarian cancer as well. Luckily, though, when... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Listening for the Body's Signals

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...more relevant than in the case of women's health and ovarian cancer. Clearly, one of the most... Read more »

The Myth of the Good Attitude

By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert

Yesterday I got the news that an on-line friend died of inflammatory breast cancer six years after... Read more »

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Health Guide

PrognosisOvarian cancer ranks behind lung, breast, and colorectal cancer as the fourth most common cause of female cancer death in this country. About 15,310 American women are expected to die from... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Introduction

...lining of the uterus. The main function of the uterus is to nourish the developing fetus prior to birth.Ovarian CancersOvarian cancers are potentially life-threatening malignancies that develop in... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Treatment

...spread to the inside of the liver or spleen. There may be distant spreading of the cancer, such as ovarian cancer cells in the fluid around the lungs. The average 5-year survival rate for this... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Resources

...Researchwww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical Oncologywww.oncolink.org -- Oncolinkwww.ovarian.org -- National Ovarian Cancer Coalitionwww.ovariancancer.org -- Ovarian Cancer National... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Radiation Therapy

Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy is not typically used in ovarian cancer. This is because radiation would need to be given to the entire abdomen and pelvis, increasing its toxicity. Radiation is... Read more »

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Related News

New Ovarian Cancer Screening

May 05, 2008

REDINGTON BEACH, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A mammogram detects breast cancer. A Pap test detects cervical cancer. But there's not a test to... Read summary »

Young Ovarian Cancer Patients Can Preserve Fertility

August 21, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Young women with early-stage ovarian cancer can preserve fertility by keeping at least one ovary or the uterus without... Read summary »

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Shows Promise

November 01, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer may soon have a new option. A new study out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.,... Read summary »

Cutting Fat May Prevent Ovarian Cancer

October 22, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If there weren't already enough reasons to eat healthy, there may one more for women to add to their list. New research reveals... Read summary »

Keep Ovarian Cancer at Bay

May 05, 2008

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's called the silent killer. Nearly half of all women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are dead within five... Read summary »

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