It is known as the "silent killer." Ovarian cancer is frightening to so many women because there generally are little to no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. More than half of women are diagnosed when they are already in the advanced stages of this type of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. The most recent...
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Menopause: References
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