It is the cancer type that begins from the ovaries (ovaries are reproductive organs of women that responsible for egg formation). This type of cancer often stays undetected until it spreads in others parts like the abdomen and the pelvis. When this cancer is in its late stage, it is difficult to treat the disease and fatal consequences are quite common. According to the currently acquired statistics only around 20 percent women can be diagnosed early. What is ovarian cancer early screening...

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No medical research till date has been able to reveal the definite causes of ovarian cancer. Generally speaking, cancer occurs when the healthy cells suffer from a genetic mutation, which coverts the normal cells into abnormal ones. There’s a set rate of multiplication of healthy cells of our body; these cells also have a set life span. In case of the cancer cell, the growth and multiplication rate cannot be controlled by our system and moreover the cancer cells don’t die. Like most other...

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Close to 75 percent women with ovarian cancer survive for at least one year after their ovarian cancer diagnosis. Close to 46 percent of women diagnosed with this type of cancer survive for five years after the diagnosis.

ovarian cancer survival rate of patients having ovarian cancer depends on a number of factors. The most essential factors are: age of ovarian cancer diagnosis and stage at which the disease is detected. Usually, patients below the age of 65 years have higher chances of...

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Ovarian cancer staging represent the measurement of the spreading of the disease. The discussion below informs about the ovarian cancer stages and sub stages.

Stage 1 : The stage in which the cancer stay confined to ovaries of the patient is referred to as stage 1. The stage 1 can be again divided into three sub stages.1a - In this sub stage, the cancer affect one ovary and the capsule stay intact. Stage 1a does not involve any tumor on the ovary’s surface. There will also be no malignant...

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Ovarian cancer symptoms start developing primarily when the cancer is in its advanced stage, which makes the chances of curing the disease is quite in majority of the cases. However, studies conducted around the world has identified a few changes and some physical discomforts in a woman’s body that are more likely to happen to a woman having ovarian cancer than a normal woman. These signs of ovarian cancer are:Pain in the abdomen and pelvisPain on the back of legsUnexplained  vaginal...

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