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Like all cancers, this one is
most dangerous when discovered late. Hope of a
cure in the most advanced stage is only 5 percent.
Ovarian cancer is so deadly that it doesn't
have any symptoms in its earlier stages. Because
the ovaries are located deep within the abdomen
there's no way to do a self-examination on a regular
basis, as you can with your breasts. And when
the disease does produce symptoms, they can often
be confusing, possible signaling many other conditions,
or meaning nothing at all.
The most frequent symptoms are vague stomach discomfort,
an expanded abdomen, or abnormal bleeding. But
many women have these types of nonspecific symptoms
throughout their lives and therefore don't bother
telling their doctor. By the time you realised
about the disease it spreads too far to stop.
As with many cancers, doctors just don't know
what exactly causes the growth of cancerous ovarian
cells. One of the major reasons causing this disease
is the number of times a woman ovulates. It causes
if the ovulation is more than 40 years or due
to late menopause. It may occur due to woman not
being a pregnant or first pregnancy after age
30. There are some other reasons also which cause
ovarian cancer like family history of ovarian
cancer, having breast cancer.
There are 4 stages of this disease Stage I is
the earliest stage in which only the ovaries are
involved. About twothirds of Stage I patients
can look forward to a cure. In Stage II, the cancer
will spread from an ovary to other parts of the
pelvis. As with most cancers, as the disease begins
to spread, survival rates decrease. About half
of those diagnosed with Stage II ovarian cancer
will survive after treatment. The majority of
cases are diagnosed at Stage III, at which point
the disease involves the lymph nodes and/or other
parts of the abdomen. About 13 percent of patients
diagnosed with Stage III cancer are cured. The
most advanced form is Stage IV which has a very
low survival rate-only about 5 percent of those
diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer will survive
for five years. The overall survival of all patients
with ovarian cancer, regardless of stage, is about
30 percent. .
If you are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, your
treatment will depend on the stage of the tumor
what kind of tumor it is and how far it has spread.
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