The ovaries and the types of ovarian cancer, what raises the risk, how it's screened for and prevented, and how it's treated.
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When ovarian cancer is found too late, it is often deadly. Figuring out your family history and being alert to the symptoms is key. Learn about the symptoms and how you can stay on top of it.
Most ovarian cancer kicks off in, well, your ovaries, right? Wrong, actually, and there’s an operation you can get to slash the risk — though it comes with a price. Read on to find out if it’s the right call for you.
The ovaries are female glands in which the eggs form and the female hormones estrogen and progesterone are made. These hormones play an important role in female traits, such as breast development, body shape, and body hair. They are also involved in the menstrual cycle, fertility, and pregnancy. There is one ovary on each side of the uterus.
Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer are diseases in which cancer cells form in the tissue covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum. These cancers are staged and treated the same way. Learn about the risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of these cancers.
One-fifth of ovarian cancers are hereditary and occur in families. Inherited variants in particular genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, account for 65 to 85% of hereditary ovarian cancers. Variants in the MLH1 or MSH2 gene, associated with Lynch syndrome, account for 10 to 15% of hereditary ovarian cancers. Learn more about these risk genes.
Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. It causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. There is no simple and reliable way to screen for ovarian cancer in women who do not have any signs or symptoms. Learn about rectovaginal pelvic exam, transvaginal ultrasound, and CA-125 blood test.
Ovarian cancer is often treated with surgery, and an oophorectomy removes one or both ovaries. The same operation, sometimes with removal of the fallopian tubes, can lower the risk of ovarian cancer in women at high risk, such as those with BRCA gene mutations.
Ovarian cancers begin in the epithelial cells that line the fallopian tubes or peritoneum as well as the ovaries — collectively called epithelial ovarian cancers. Other types of ovarian cancer arise in other cells, including germ cells, also called oocytes or egg cells, and stromal cells, which produce hormones.
Ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and PARP inhibitors. Get detailed information about these cancers, (newly diagnosed or recurrent) and how they are treated in this summary for clinicians.
Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Treatment (Health Professional Version) 
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancers Screening (Health Professional Version) 
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancers Prevention (Health Professional Version) 
Genetics of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers (Health Professional Version) 
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (Health Professional Version) 
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