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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of ovarian cancer: 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).
Estimated new cases and deaths from ovarian cancer in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 21,650
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Deaths: 15,520
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Ovarian Cancer to learn about ovarian cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Intraperitoneal Therapy for Ovarian Cancer
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Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Ovarian Cancer Prevention
[patient] [health professional]
Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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Oral Contraceptives and Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Menopausal Hormone Use
Ovarian Tumors Traced to Fallopian Tubes
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Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Ovarian Cancer Screening
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Ovarian Cancer Screening Finds False Positives
PLCO Screening Trial
Protein Patterns May Identify Ovarian Cancer
Tumor Markers: Q&A
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Ovarian Cancer Trial Results
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Search for Clinical Trials
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Gynecologic Cancers
Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics
Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Ovarian Cancer - NCI Office of Women's Health
Ovarian SPOREs
State of the Science: Ovarian Cancer Meeting
Gynecologic Cancers Progress Review Group Report
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Ovary
Snapshot of Ovarian Cancer
Finding Cancer Statistics
Understanding Cancer Statistics
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