Ovarian Cancer Symptoms include abdominal bloating or a feeling of pressure, abdominal or pelvic pain, frequent urination, and feeling full quickly when eating. Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose because symptoms often do not occur until late in the disease. Symptoms do not occur until the tu...
The main methods of cancer treatment are surgery and chemotherapy. If the surgery is performed in the early stage of the disease only a damaged ovary may be removed. In more difficult cases depending on the level of the damage the uterus and omentum could be removed. Chemotherapy is usually ...
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women, with over 300,000 new diagnoses globally each year. The vast majority of patients will present with advanced disease, due to a paucity of symptoms with early-stage tumours and lack of an effective screening programme. ...
Numerous studies link asbestos exposure to ovarian cancer. Women with a history of asbestos exposure have higher rates of ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is associated with the highest mortality rate among gynecologic malignancies. The ovaries have a relatively inaccessible location and ovarian cancer patients very often lack symptoms in early stages. Around 70% of the cases are diagnosed at advanced stages of the disease, with either ...
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer. Due to few early symptoms and a lack of early detection strategies, most patients are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease. Most of these patients, although initially responsive, eventually develop drug resistance. In this chapter, epigenetic ...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal gynaecological cancers. Its subtle onset and absence of symptoms in early stages are associated with poor prognosis and high mortality. Identification of early biomarkers would aid in ovarian cancer control. Mesenchmal stem cells (MSCs) and/or their secreto...
Borderline Ovarian Tumours: Early and Advance Stage: Serous, Mucinous, Micro Invasive Cancer, Invasive Implants Chapter© 2023 Current update on the molecular genetics and management of hereditary ovarian cancers: a primer for radiologists Article13 April 2021 ...
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a deadly disease with limited diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Here we conduct a comprehensive proteomic profiling of ovarian tissue and plasma samples from 813 patients with different histotypes and therapeutic regimens, covering the expression of 10,715...
Early diagnosis is frequently difficult because of vague abdominal symptoms at presentation and a lack of a good screening test. Risk factors: nulliparity, first parity >35 years, infertility, early menarche, late menopause, ovulation inducing drugs, hormone replacement therapy, obesity. Strongest ...