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Talk with a Doctor if Breast or Ovarian Cancer Runs in ...
Answer these questions to better understand your breast cancer risk. Fill out a family health history chart. Talk to your doctor about your cancer risk. Learn more about getting tested for breast cancer.More…
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Study Examines Lifestyle Factors and Ovarian Cancer
American Cancer Society — They found that cigarette smoking had no effect on whether a woman might develop ovarian cancer overall, although there did appear to be a higher risk for mucinous ovarian tumors, a rare form of the disease. Researchers could not establish a link ...More…
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Birth Control Pill Use Cuts Ovarian Cancer Risk
American Cancer Society — Summary: Previous studies have shown that taking birth control pills reduces ovarian cancer risk. A comprehensive study published in The Lancet shows just how much. Oxford University Professor Valerie Beral, along with researchers from the ...More…
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Your Ovarian Cancer Risk
Washington University St Louis — Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of MedicineMore…
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Ovarian cancer: Still possible after hysterectomy?
Mayo Clinic — Removing your ovaries dramatically reduces your risk of ovarian cancer. Yes, you still have a risk of ovarian cancer or a type of cancer that acts just like it (primary peritoneal cancer) if you've had a hysterectomy. A partial hysterectomy ...More…
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What Are the Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancer?
American Cancer Society — The risk of developing ovarian cancer gets higher with age. Ovarian cancer is rare in women younger than 40. Most ovarian cancers develop after menopause. Half of all ovarian cancers are found in women over the age of 63. Various studies have ...More…
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Ovarian Cancer: Why Screening Isn't Routine
American Cancer Society — For years, ovarian cancer was known as the "silent" cancer because it rarely produced any symptoms and many women didn't find out they had it until the cancer was very advanced. Recently, however, studies have identified specific signs that ...More…
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Ovarian Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
National Cancer Institute — General Information About Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer Screening Risks of Ovarian Cancer Screening Changes to This Summary (01/10/2008) Prevention of Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Treatment Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment Ovarian ...More…
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Ovarian Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
National Cancer Institute — The purposes of this summary on ovarian cancer prevention are to: Ovarian Cancer Prevention Changes to This Summary (04/23/2007) Give information on ovarian cancer and how often it occurs. Describe ovarian cancer prevention methods.More…
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Ovarian Cancer: Compare by State
Centers for Disease Control — Maps illustrating the rates at which women developed or died from ovarian cancer, by state. In the following maps, information from all the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which women developed or died from ovarian ...More…
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Menopause and Ovarian Cancer
Clevand Clinic — Menopause itself is not associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. However, the rates of many cancers, including ovarian cancer, do increase with age. Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in a woman's ovaries. Ovarian ...More…
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How Is Ovarian Cancer Treated?
American Cancer Society — After the diagnostic tests are done, your cancer care team will recommend 1 or more treatment options. Consider the options without feeling rushed. If there is anything you do not understand, ask to have it explained. The choice of treatment ...More…