In 2013, Mary Lou Polo was given just a week to live. She had stage IV ovarian cancer, and her chances of survival were grim. This September, more than 10 years later, Polo recently celebrated her ...
A 57-year-old schoolteacher from Kolkata, Ruma Sen* had spent decades standing in front of classrooms, guiding young minds with poise and patience. But when her own body began to send quiet ...
The optimal timing of surgery in patients with resectable advanced ovarian cancer remains controversial. Should these patients receive the standard radical surgery followed by chemotherapy, or could ...
Late-stage ovarian cancer presents one of the most daunting challenges within oncology. Given the limited treatment options, patients and healthcare providers often find themselves navigating a ...
HONOLULU — High-risk women who undergo prophylactic surgery to reduce ovarian cancer risk have few lingering worries about developing cancer in the future or regrets about their decision to undergo ...
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Mom, 33, Details 1st Sign of Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer That Doctors Mistook for a Chest Infection
When Nikki Myers found the lump in her neck last fall, she visited an urgent care clinic. Doctors suspected Myers had a chest infection that caused an inflamed lymph node and performed a CT scan. But ...
Inherited changes in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, raise lifetime risk substantially. For ovarian cancer, the National Cancer Institute estimates that 39 to 58 percent of women with ...
Stage 2 ovarian cancer is localized to the pelvis, with substages 2A and 2B indicating specific spread patterns. Diagnosis involves physical exams, imaging, blood tests, and biopsy to confirm cancer ...
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