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Ovarian cancer y sus causas

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumour in any of the ovaries; it usually has no symptoms.

Risk factors. Older women are more likely to have ovarian cancer. About 90% percent of women with ovarian cancer are over 40 years old, and most are 60 years of age or older.

This type of cancer is not common, yet it causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system due to late detection. The sooner it is diagnosed and treated, the better the chance of recovery.

Bear in mind that women who have ovarian cancer have no symptoms until the disease is well advanced and by that time it is difficult to treat.

Treatment. To diagnose it, physical and pelvic examinations are done, as well as laboratory tests, an ultrasound or a biopsy. An operation is usually followed by chemotherapy.

Ovaries are organs that are part of the female reproductive system that produce eggs and female hormones. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond.

Symptoms may include:

  • Heavy feeling in the pelvis.
  • Pain in the lower abdomen.
  • Vaginal bleeding.
  • Weight gain or loss.
  • Abnormal menstrual periods.
  • Unexplained back pain that worsens.
  • Gases, nausea, vomiting or loss of appetite.

For more information visit:

Ovarian Cancer
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/index.htm

What Are the Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer?
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/basic_info/symptoms.htm

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