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  • Ovarian Cancer and Genetics
    Health - 29 Dec 2022
    Women who have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to be affected by cancer of the ovaries, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cavity. This is thought to be due to a...
  • Ovarian Cancer
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women and has the highest mortality of any of the gynecologic cancers. The lifetime risk of dying from ovarian cancer is 1.1%....
  • Oophorectomy for Ovarian Cancer
    Health - 21 Aug 2023
    For women who are at high risk of developing ovarian breast cancer, prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy to remove the ovaries on both sides and reduce the risk of these cancers may be indicated. The...
  • Ovarian Cancer Treatment
    Health - 24 Jul 2023
    Your doctor can describe your treatment choices and the expected results. Most women have surgery and chemotherapy. Rarely, radiation therapy is used.
  • Who Gets Ovarian Cancer?
    Health - 5 Jun 2019
    All women are at risk for ovarian cancer, but older women are more likely to get the disease than younger women. About 90 percent of women who get ovarian cancer are older than 40, with the greatest...
  • Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
    Health - 5 Jun 2019
    Ovarian cancer often causes signs and symptoms. See your doctor, nurse, or other health care professional if you have any of these signs every day for two weeks or longer and they are not normal for...
  • Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis, Prevention
    Health - 5 Jun 2019
    Prevention
  • Insights into Oncofertility
    Health - 23 May 2022
    Oncofertility is a new term describing an area of medicine that helps cancer survivors have their own children after chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery that could leave them infertile.
  • Understanding BRCAness: What It Means for Cancer Treatment
    Health - 1 Jun 2025
    BRCAness refers to tumors that mimic BRCA1/2 mutation behavior, making them vulnerable to DNA-damaging treatments like PARP inhibitors
  • HPV Vaccination and Fertility
    Health - 25 Sep 2019
    The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is used to prevent sexually transmitted HPV infections and cervical cancers. People who are not vaccinated and contract HPV may experience future fertility...

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