In 2012 ovarian cancer occurred in 239,000 women and resulted in 152,000 deaths. This made it the seventh most common cancer and the eighth most common cause of death from cancer in women. It is more common in North America and Europe than Africa and Asia. == Signs and symptoms == Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are frequently absent in early...
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a disease characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the ovaries, the internal reproductive organs that produce the ova, or egg cells, in ... [1 related articles]
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Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).
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<gynaecology, oncology> A malignant tumour of the ovary is the leading cause of death from gynaecologic malignancies. Often diagnosed in later stages, symptoms include abdominal pain, increasing abdominal girth and abnormal uterine bleeding. ... Birth control pill use is thought to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. ... (05 Jan 1998) ...
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cancer of the ovary, one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women in the developed world. Although aggressive treatment in the early stages offers the best prognosis, detection before the malignancy reaches an advanced stage is difficult. Signs and symptoms become more apparent as the tumor grows. The first ...
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Our Ovarian cancer Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer: Cancer of the ovary, the egg sac of females. The anatomic location of the ovaries: Most ovarian growths (tumors) in women under age 30 are benign, fluid- filled cysts. These cysts are not cancerous. There are several types ...
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Cancer of the ovaries.
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