Ovarian Cancer

OVARIAN CANCER – The
 symptoms 
of 
ovarian 
cancer 
are 
often
 common 
and 
vague, 
which
 makes 
it 
difficult 
to 
diagnose. 

There 
is
 no 
effective
 early
 detection 
method
 for 
ovarian
 cancer,
 and 
only
 about
 half 
of 
women
 survive 
longer 
than 
five
 years
 after 
diagnosis.
 – University
 of
 Texas
 Anderson 
Cancer 
Center
Ovarian 
cancer 
is 
the
 deadliest 
of 
all 
gynecologic
 cancers
 and
 the 
fifth 
leading 
cause
 of 
cancer 
deaths 
among
 American 
women.

 One
 in 
55
 women
 will
 be
 diagnosed 
with ovarian 
cancer
 during 
their 
lifetime.

 In
 2009,
 approximately 
21,500 
women 
will 
be 
diagnosed 
with
 ovarian
 cancer. 

Approximately 
15,500
 women
 will
 die
 of
 the 
disease. 

– The
 Gilda
 Radner 
Familial 
Ovarian
 Cancer 
Registry