Ovarian Cancer (Print Version)

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Ovarian Cancer

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ovariancancer.html

Latest News

Marker Found for Breast, Ovarian Cancers (10/25/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20846.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/24/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health

What You Need to Know about Ovarian Cancer (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/ovary

Overviews

Ovarian Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00293
Ovarian Cancer (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/whatisovariancancerloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/whatisovariancancerspanishloader.html
What Is Ovarian Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_ovarian_cancer_33.asp?sitearea=cri

Anatomy/Physiology

Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC⊂_cat=2

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Can Ovarian Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_Can_ovarian_cancer_be_found_early_33.asp
Cancer Antigen (CA) 125: An Indicator of Cancer? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00366
How Is Ovarian Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_ovarian_cancer_diagnosed_33.asp
How Is Ovarian Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_ovarian_cancer_staged_33.asp?sitearea=cri
Ovarian Cancer Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/ovarian-2.html
Ultrasound: Pelvis (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-pelvis.htm

Treatment

How Is Ovarian Cancer Treated? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_2_4x_how_is_ovarian_cancer_treated_33.asp?sitearea=cri
New Guidelines Help Women Manage Ovarian Cancer (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_New_Guidelines_Help_Women_Manage_Ovarian_Cancer.asp
Ovarian Cancer Surgery (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_33.asp?rnav=cri
Treatment for Epithelial Ovarian Cancers by Stage (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_for_epithelial_ovarian_cancers_by_stage_33.asp?sitearea=cri
Treatment for Epithelial Tumors of Low Malignant Potential (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Treatment_for_Epithelial_Tumors_of_Low_Malignant_Potential_33.asp?rnav=cri
Treatment for Stromal Tumors of the Ovary (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_for_stromal_tumors_of_the_ovary_33.asp?sitearea=cri

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Ovarian Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010051&recruiting;=true
Proteomics in Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute) - http://newscenter.cancer.gov/newscenter/benchmarks-vol2-issue2/page2

Specific Conditions

Do We Know What Causes Ovarian Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Do_we_know_what_causes_ovarian_cancer_33.asp
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/ovarianepithelial/patient/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/epitelial-de-ovarios/patient/
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/ovarian-germ-cell/patient/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/celulas-germinales-ovario/patient/
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/ovarian-low-malignant-potential/patient/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/ovario-maligno-bajo/patient/
What Are The Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_ovarian_cancer_33.asp

Prevention/Screening

BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/brca/test.html
Can Ovarian Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Can_ovarian_cancer_be_prevented_33.asp
Ovarian Cancer (PDQ): Prevention (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/ovarian/patient/
Ovarian Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/screening/ovarian/patient/
Ovarian Cancer Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention) - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=d_start&cancer;_list=Ovarian

Disease Management

Ovarian Cancer: Moving on after Treatment (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_6X_Moving_On_After_Treatment_of_Ovarian_Cancer_33.asp?sitearea=
What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Ovarian Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_should_you_ask_your_physician_about_ovarian_cancer_33.asp?sitearea=cri

Coping

Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Active_Coping_Helps_Gynecologic_Cancer_Patients_Quality_of_Life.asp
Ovarian Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_happens_after_treatment_33.asp?sitearea=cri

Related Issues

Female Sexuality after Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00071
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_13.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_13s.htm
Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Cancer (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/mit/content/mit_7_2x_where_to_seek_professional_help_women.asp

Research

Certain Foods May Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/nws/content/nws_1_1x_certain_foods_may_reduce_risk_of_ovarian_cancer.asp
Chemotherapy After Surgery for Ovarian Cancer May Save Lives (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Chemotherapy_After_Surgery_For_Ovarian_Cancer_May_Save_Lives.asp
Copper Transporter Is Key to Cisplatin Drug Resistance (National Institute of General Medical Sciences) - http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_thielehersko.html
Eat to Better the Odds after Ovarian Cancer (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Eat_to_Beat_the_Odds_After_Ovarian_Cancer.asp
Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer Is Linked to Estrogen Replacement Therapy (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/Laceyovarian
No Link Between Fertility Drugs, Ovarian Cancer (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_No_Link_Between_Fertility_Drugs_Ovarian_Cancer.asp
Obesity and Height Linked to Ovarian Cancer Deaths (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Obesity_And_Height_Linked_to_Ovarian_Cancer_Deaths.asp
Olive Oil May Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Olive_Oil_May_Lower_Ovarian_Cancer_Risk.asp
Ovarian Cancer Awareness (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/index.htm
Protein Patterns May Identify Ovarian Cancer (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/proteomics07feb02
Proteomics Research Aids Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2003/nci-09.htm
Questions and Answers: OvaCheck and NCI/FDA Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials Using Proteomics Technology (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ProteomicsOvarian
Researchers Link Family History to Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Researchers_Link_Family_History_To_Increased_Ovarian_Cancer_Risk.asp
Role of Dairy Products in Reducing Ovarian Cancer Risk Still Confusing (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Role_Of_Dairy_Products_In_Reducing_Ovarian_Cancer_Risk_Still_Confusing.asp
Study Suggests Ovarian Cancer Cells Can Alter Surroundings to Promote Self-Preservation, Chemotherapy (National Institutes of Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2003/nia-21.htm
Surgery Quality Crucial in Ovarian Cancer: More Tumor Removal Equals Greater Survival (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Surgery_Quality_Crucial_in_Ovarian_Cancer.asp
Tubal Ligation May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk for Certain Women (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/nws/content/update/nws_1_1xu_tubal_ligation_may_reduce_ovarian_cancer_risk_for_certain_women.asp
What's New in Ovarian Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_6x_whats_new_in_ovarian_cancer_research_and_treatment_33.asp?sitearea=cri

Genetics

Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It's Your Choice (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_62.htm
Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/factshts/breastcancer.htm
Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/genetics/breast-and-ovarian

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/

Directories

ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/member-lookup/disclaimer.cfm
Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Women's Cancer Network) - http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?diseaseid=13&featureid;=4
National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_2.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_2s.htm

Organizations

American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition - http://www.ovarian.org
National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.4woman.gov/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.4woman.gov/spanish/index.htm

Statistics

Ovarian Cancer: Reducing the Burden (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/about.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/cancer/fs/ovarian-s.htm
SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000: Ovary Cancer (Invasive) (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2000/results_merged/sect_20_ovary.pdf
What Are the Key Statistics About Ovarian Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_statistics_for_ovarian_cancer_33.asp?sitearea=cri

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Cancers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html
Women's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Ovarian Cancer is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 27 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 19 July 2004