The most important risk factor for the development of ovarian cancer is having a known genetic predisposition or a family history of a first-degree relative. Women who are carriers of germ-line mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a range of 16% to 40...
Ovarian cancer may occur in one or both of the ovaries. Ovaries produce eggs and hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are important in helping the body work correctly.DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS:Call your local emergency number (911 in the US) for any of the following:...
Effective methods for early detection are needed. Given the prevalence of ovarian cancer, strategies for early detection must have a high sensitivity for early-stage disease (>75%), but an extremely high specificity (99.6%) to attain a positive predictive value of at least 10% (ten operations ...
The first step in ovarian cancer treatment is usually an operation to remove as much of the cancer as possible. Depending on the extent of your cancer and your overall health, you might first have chemotherapy to shrink the cancer, then have surgery. Researchers are looking at whether one str...
One stage IV ovarian cancer survivor–who has lived with the disease 10 years– says now, she and her health care team treat her cancer like any other long-term disease: When a new issue pops up, they face it. Another says encouragement from her health care team left her feeling "empowe...
always face a poor chance of survival. In fact, while the study confirmed earlier findings on characteristics associated withovarian cancersurvival—younger age, earlier stage and lower grade tumors at diagnosis—it also identified a surprising number of long-term survivors who didn't meet those ...
This National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) resource is intended primarily for patients with ovarian cancer, caregivers and those that are interested in learning about ovarian cancer. You will find expert advice about ovarian cancer to help you discuss
cancer may be found at an earlier age than expected. Breast cancer may be found in both breasts in one person. One woman may also develop both breast and ovarian cancer. Breast cancer may occur in male members of your family. HBOCS does not mean you will definitely develop one or both ...
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the deadliest of gynecologic cancers. Approximately 80% of patients will eventually die of the disease. However, survival in the short term is quite good, meaning many years. With the addition of IP chemotherapy, the survival of ovarian cancer has been significantly ex...
This study described the long-term adjustment of 42 ovarian cancer survivors diagnosed with advanced-stage disease with no evidence of recurrence, a mean of 6.1 years postdiagnosis. 64% of survivors' mental health was at or above the norm of medical outpatients (Mental Health Inventory-17). No...