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Ovarian Cancer: What You Need to Know

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Topic: Ovaries
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Sort Desciption: What You Need to Know According to the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer is the 5 th leading cause of cancer related deaths among women. One in 98 women will die from this disease and 20,180 will be diagnosed in 2006. ...

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What You Need to Know According to the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer is the 5 th leading cause of cancer related deaths among women. One in 98 women will die from this disease and 20,180 will be diagnosed in 2006. Ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries but may spread to other organs in advanced stages of the disease. Ovarian Cancer Stages The most common form of ovarian cancer, epithelial ovarian cancer, develops from the cells that cover the outer surface of the ovary, and is identified in four separate stages. 1. Stage I Growth of the cancer is limited to one or both ovaries. 2. Stage II Growth of the cancer involves one or both ovaries and has spread to other areas within the pelvis. 3. Stage III Growth of the cancer involves one or both ovaries and has spread to the lining of the abdomen or lymph nodes (small glands in the body). a. Cancer cells are in the lining of the abdomen but are too small to see without a microscope. The cancer has not yet spread to lymph nodes. b. The tumor is in one or both ovaries, and deposits of cancer in the abdomen are large enough for the surgeon to see, but do not exceed 2cm in diameter. The cancer has not yet spread to the lymph nodes. c. The tumor is on one or both ovaries and one or both of the following is present: 1) the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes; and/or 2) the deposits of cancer exceed 2cm in diameter and are found in the abdomen. Screening While there is no ...

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