Medical Reference Related to Ovarian Cancer
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Understanding Ovarian Cancer -- Symptoms
WebMD's guide to symptoms of ovarian cancer.
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Understanding Ovarian Cancer -- Prevention
WebMD's guide to preventing ovarian cancer.
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Understanding Ovarian Cancer -- the Basics
WebMD's guide to the basics of ovarian cancer, including causes.
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Understanding Ovarian Cancer -- Diagnosis & Treatment
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.
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Ovarian Cancer acTopic Centers - About PDQ
PDQ IS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DATABASE AVAILABLE ON NCI'S WEB SITE. PDQ is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. Most of the information contained in PDQ is available online at NCI's Web site. PDQ is provided as a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health,the federal government's focal point for biomedical research. .
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Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment - More Information
ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...
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Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment - Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment
Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ranking system to help the reader judge the strength of evidence linked to the reported results of a therapeutic strategy. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Levels of Evidence for more information.) Overall,approximately 80% of patients diagnosed with ovarian epithelial cancer ...
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Ovarian Cancer acTopic Centers - Treatment Option Overview
There are different types of treatment for patients with ovarian germ cell tumors. Different types of treatment are available for patients with ovarian germ cell tumor. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment),and some are being tested in clinical trials. Before starting treatment,patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. A treatment clinical trial ..
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Ovarian Cancer acTopic Centers - Treatment Option Overview
There are different types of treatment for patients with ovarian epithelial cancer. Different types of treatment are available for patients with ovarian epithelial cancer. Some treatments are standard,and some are being tested in clinical trials. Before starting treatment,patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant ...
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Ovarian Cancer acTopic Centers - What is screening?
Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early,it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear,cancer may have begun to spread. Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the ...

