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What are the ovaries?
Women have two ovaries, one on either side of the womb (uterus) in the pelvic area (lower abdomen). Ovaries are small and round, each about the size of a walnut. The ovaries make eggs. In fertile women, each month an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries.
What is Ovarian cancer?
The term "ovarian cancer" includes several different types of cancer that all arise from cells of the ovary. Most commonly, tumors arise from the epithelium, or lining cells, of the ovary. These include epithelial ovarian (from the cells on the surface of the ovary), fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal (the lining inside the abdomen that coats many abdominal structures) cancer. These are all considered to be one disease process. There is also an entity called borderline ovarian tumors that have the microscopic appearance of a cancer, but tend not to spread much.
However, there are also less common forms of ovarian cancer that come from within the ovary itself, including germ cell tumors and sex cord-stromal tumors. All of these diseases will be discussed, as well as their treatment.
Ovarian cancer survival influenced by MD specialty
• Ovarian Cancer news • Feb 21 06
Ovarian Cancer Responds to Aspirin Derivative with Chemotherapy
• Ovarian Cancer news • Feb 16 06
High dairy diet may up ovarian cancer risk
• Ovarian Cancer news • Feb 02 06
Specialists provide best outcome for ovarian cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jan 31 06
Abdominal chemotherapy boosts survival in ovarian cancer patients
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jan 10 06
Body cavity drugs cut ovarian cancer death risk
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jan 05 06
Ovarian Cancer Treatment Found to Significantly Improve Survival
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jan 04 06
65% of ovarian cancer cells sideline body’s defences
• Ovarian Cancer news • Dec 16 05
Drinking Tea Associated with Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Dec 12 05
Ginkgo may ward off ovarian cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Nov 10 05
Ovarian cancer screening approach may be flawed
• Ovarian Cancer news • Sep 21 05
Bloating, pain may precede ovarian cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Aug 22 05
Goodness of milk ‘offset by ovarian cancer risk’
• Ovarian Cancer news • Aug 11 05
Ovarian Cancer Study Gets Aid
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jul 22 05
Study Finds Aspirin, Vitamin E Don’t Prevent Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jul 06 05
The largest women’s study to date on low-dose aspirin and vitamin E delivers bad news on two fronts: Neither helped prevent most types of cancers, and vitamin…
Short-term OC use cuts ovarian cancer risk
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 29 05
Israeli woman gives birth after ovary transplant
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 28 05
Virus kills ovarian cancer cells
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 23 05
Lab experiments conducted in Australia show that a so-called echovirus might be an effective agent against Ovarian cancer.
Some types of echovirus can cause illnesses such as meningitis or intestinal…