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Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Preferred Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Questions and ... Jan 5, 2006
Food Consumer, This cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. The following stages are used for ovarian epithelial cancer: ...
Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries).
Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies and the second most commonly diagnosed gynecologic malignancy [1]. While the exact cause is unknown, it is idiopathic, meaning the disease is more common in industrialized nations, with the exception of Japan. In the United States, females have a 1.4 percent to 2.5 percent (1 out of 40-60 women) lifelong chance of developing ovarian cancer.
Older women are at highest risk. More than half of the deaths from ovarian cancer occur in women between 55 and 74 years of age and approximately one quarter of ovarian cancer deaths occur in women between 35 and 54 years of age.
The risk for developing ovarian cancer appears to be affected by several factors. The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. Early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy, and the use of some oral contraceptive pills have also been shown to have a protective effect. Ovarian cancer is reduced in women after tubal ligation.
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