OVARIAN CANCER

What is Ovarian Cancer?

Ovarian Cancer is a type of cancer that only occurs in the female body. Many women suffer from it.

HOW COMMON IS OVARIAN CANCER?

• It accounts for 3% of cancers in the female body.
• There is a 1 in 75 chance for a woman to get it in her lifetime.

How many people suffer from Ovarian Cancer?

American Cancer Society projects that in 2015, 21,290 women will be diagnosed with it. Among these women, it projects that 14,180 will pass away.

WHO GETS OVARIAN CANCER?

• Occurs in older women who are finished going through menopause.
• It is more common in white people than in black people.

LIFESTYLE CHOICES

• Women who consume birth control pills have a 50% lower chance of getting Ovarian Cancer.
• Half of the women who get Ovarian Cancer are ages 63 or older.
• It is extremely rare for women under age 40 to get it.
• Studies say obese womem have a higher chance of getting it.
• Women who have had their uteris removed have a lower chance of getting it.

SYMPTOMS

• Bloating
• Pelvic or abdominal pain
• Trouble eating
• Feeling full quickly while eating
• Frequent urination

SYMPTOMS II

• Fatigue
• Upset stomach
• Back pain
• Pain during intercourse
• Constipation

TREATMENTS

• Surgery-most common procedure
• Cemotherapy-the use of drugs to fight cancer
• Hormone therapy-the use of hormones or hormone blocking drugs to fight cancer
• Targeted therapy-newer type of treatment to fight cancer using drugs to attack cancer cells
• Radiation therapy-the use of high energy x­-rays or particles to kill cancer cells

NEW RESEARCH

Scientists continue to study prevention tactics and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer to make women more aware of it. Scientists are still trying to create new ways to detect Ovarian Cancer earlier. In Chemotherapy, new drugs are being created constantly. There may be new drugs that can help treat Ovarian Cancer.

INTERESTING FACTS

• My late grandmother passed away due to Ovarian Cancer.

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