Ovarian Cancer
... What is ovarian cancer? Cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells that invade and cause damage to surrounding tissue. Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in a female’s ovaries, which are reproduct...

Ovarian Cancer
... What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) that develops in a woman''s ovaries. (Ovaries are the reproductive organs that hold a woman''s eggs.) Ovarian ca...

Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
... What is cancer of the ovary? Cancer of the ovary is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the ovary. Approximately 25,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with this disease each year. T...

Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
... Ovarian germ cell tumor is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the germ (egg) cells of the ovary. Germ cell tumors begin in the reproductive cells (egg or sperm) of the body. Ovarian g...

Overview
... Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries — each about the size of an almond — produce eggs (ova) as well as the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. Ov...

Overview
... Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries — each about the size of an almond — produce eggs (ova) as well as the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. Ov...

Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. Treatment of recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer may include the following: Chemotherapy with or ...

Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor Treatment
... Recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the other ovary or in other parts of the body. Treatment depends on whe...

Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor Treatment
... After ovarian low malignant potential tumor has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the ovary or to other parts of the body. The process used to find out whet...

Ovarian Cancer Prevention
... The ovary is a female reproductive organ located in the pelvis. Its function is to produce female hormones and to store eggs that, if fertilized by sperm, can develop into a baby. Women have two ovari...

Ovarian Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym...

Proteomics Research Aids Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
... A new technique may allow physicians to monitor patients' responses to molecularly targeted drugs, according to researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Food and Drug Administr...

Study Suggests Ovarian Cancer Cells Can Alter Surroundings to Promote Self-Preservation, Chemotherapy Resistance
... Compelling new scientific evidence suggests cancer cells can trigger changes in their immediate surroundings that promote self-preservation. Collagen VI, a protein produced by ovarian cancer cells, ap...

Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
... Few data exist on the outcomes of interventions to reduce risk in people with a genetic susceptibility to breast or ovarian cancer. As a result, recommendations for management are primarily based on e...

Ovarian Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Ovarian Cancer; Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment; Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor Treatment; and Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor Treatment are also avail...

Ovarian Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Ovarian Cancer and Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment are also available. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new ...

Ovarian Cancer
... Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. Ovarian cancer is cancer in the ovaries, the female reproduc...

Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. Treatment of recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer may include the following: Chemotherapy with or ...

Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor Treatment
... Recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the other ovary or in other parts of the body. Treatment depends on whe...

Ovarian Cancer Prevention
... The ovary is a female reproductive organ located in the pelvis. Its function is to produce female hormones and to store eggs that, if fertilized by sperm, can develop into a baby. Women have two ovari...

Ovarian Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Ovarian Cancer and Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment are also available. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new ...