Ovarian cancer has been called the silent killer, but there’s nothing silent about the women who have had it. The disease has afflicted everyone from civil rights heroes to Olympic athletes to Academy Award winners.

Newer oral contraceptives containing low doses of estrogen and newer progestogens are associated with a reduced risk for ovarian cancer in young women.

Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Here’s what you should know about the latest therapies available.

Since her own experience with ovarian cancer, Joan has made it her mission to educate other women about this formidable disease.

In a study looking at the use of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), researchers found these meds can increase ovarian cancer survival.

In one of thousands of court cases around the United States involving talcum powder and cancer risk, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, awarded $4.69 billion to 22 plaintiffs who claimed their ovarian cancer was caused by products manufactured by Johnson & Johnson.

BRCA gene mutations indicate a higher risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Here’s what you should know about your screening and treatment options.

If you have BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutations, here's what you should know your options, insurance coverage, and screening for other members of your family.

Learning you have a high cancer risk gene mutation is hard enough. Here's how to tell your family they might be at risk, too.

Dana Clark, M.S., L.C.G.C., at the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine, discusses when you’re at a high risk for BRCA gene mutations, what testing involves, and what misconceptions she commonly encounters.