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    Chemo: 3 Things You Need to Know

    Treatment & Care

    Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation may be used to treat ovarian cancer, depending on the disease’s stage. Here is what to expect from the treatments.

    1. The Right Options for You The choice of treatment and the prognosis for women who have ovarian cancer depends on the type and stage of cancer.
    2. What Surgery Entails Surgery is the main treatment for ovarian cancer, but there are several types.
    3. What Is a Hysterectomy? A hysterectomy is the removal of your uterus and is the initial treatment for ovarian cancer.
    4. Facts About Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is usually recommended after surgery for most stages of ovarian cancer.
    5. Medications: What to Expect Chemotherapy medicines for ovarian cancer may be taken by mouth, injected into a vein, or given through a tube into the body.
    6. Home Treatment Here are some things you can do at home to help manage side effects that may be caused by the cancer or its treatment.
    7. Other Treatments Learn more about radiation treatment and complementary therapies for ovarian cancer.
    8. Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials Here's what you should know before participating in a clinical trial for ovarian cancer.

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