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What is Ovarian Cancer?? please I need to know EVERYTHING about it.. My Mom has it. PLEASE!!? |
:'( sorry your mom has cancer.- Ovarian Cancer is cancer of the ovaries. The ovaries are two identical organs found in a woman's lower abdomen which produce hormones and ova (eggs.) Ovarian Cancer usually occurs in women over 50 years of a age or who have started menopause, but can occur in younger women. It is a malignant tumor that forms on one or both of the ovaries. Other than that, I don't know much about it. Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor, of any histology, arising from an ovary. ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cancer that causes women to die. According to the American Cancer Society, there is no true test for ovarian cancer. "Several large studies are in progess to learn how best to find ovarian cancer in its earliest stage."[1] Since there is no accurate screening test, "an exploratory surgical procedure called laparotomy is generally required for the definitive diagnosis of ovarian cancer. During this procedure, cysts or other suspicious areas must be removed and biopsied. After the incision is made, the surgeon assesses the fluid and cells in the abdominal cavity. If the lesion is cancerous, the surgeon continues with a process called surgical staging to ascertain how far the cancer has spread." The disease is more common in industrialized nations, with the exception of Japan. In the United States, females have a 1.4% to 2.5% (1 out of 40-60 women) lifetime chance of developing ovarian cancer. Older women are at highest risk.[citation needed] 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. Google it - you'll find more info than you can read. Don't panic. It's a very serious type of cancer, of the ovaries which is part of the female reproductive system. People do recover from it though - but she will probably have surgery, then followup treatments. Ovarian Cancer, is a female cancer caused by oestrogen. See these websites: |
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