Ovarian Cancer Publications

CDC routinely publishes ovarian cancer reports and articles describing results of ongoing epidemiology and applied research. Please visit Scientific Articles about Ovarian Cancer for a complete list of scientific articles by CDC authors, or Ovarian Cancer Publications Available Online for a complete list of ovarian cancer documents available in PDF and HTML formats. Sample publications include:

CDC Activities

• The 2006/2007 Ovarian Cancer Initiatives Fact Sheet (PDF-353KB) details CDC research projects with partners, colleagues, and national organizations to help identify factors related to early detection of the disease, treatment, and survivorship.

CDC Research

• "Temporal patterns of conditions and symptoms potentially associated with ovarian cancer" in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Women's Health compares the common symptoms and procedures reported by women with ovarian cancer during the nine months before diagnosis, to the same symptoms and procedures among women who did not have ovarian cancer. The study data were derived from the MarketScan database, which annually includes inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and prescription drug claims for approximately three million people with private, employer-based health insurance, or Medicare and commercial supplemental coverage.



• "Complications at the end of life in ovarian cancer" in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management describes end-of-life care and factors that may be associated with care for women who died of ovarian cancer within three managed care organizations.



• "Symptoms, diagnoses, and time to key diagnostic procedures among older U.S. women with ovarian cancer" in the May 2007 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology reports that women with ovarian cancer presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms were more likely to have later-stage disease and longer time to key diagnostic tests than those with gynecologic symptoms.



• "Ovarian cancer: patterns of surgical care across the United States" in the November 2006 issue of Gynecologic Oncology examines the primary surgical procedures and procedures for intraoperative and postoperative complications, and factors associated with these procedures, in women with ovarian cancer. Study findings indicate that a significant percentage of women with ovarian cancer did not receive recommended surgical procedures.

General Information

• The 2007 State of the State of Gynecologic Cancers* (PDF-509KB), released by the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, reports on the symptoms, risk factors, and incidence of the most deadly gynecologic cancers.

*Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.