Is ovarian cancer contagious?
It's not clear what causes ovarian cancer. In general, cancer begins when healthy cells acquire a genetic mutation that turns normal cells into abnormal cells. Cancer cells grow and multiply out of control, and they don't die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a mass (tumor). Cancer cells invade nearby tissues and can break off from an initial tumor to spread elsewhere in the body (metastasize). It is not contagious and can be treated. ChaCha Cares
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What are methods for detection of ovarian cancer?
Your doctor will first take your history and do a physical ex...
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What are the urinary symptoms of ovarian cancer and around what stage do the symptoms show?
Abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating and Urinar...
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Can a 3 year old have ovarian cancer?
Yes. In children and adolescents, >60% of ovarian neoplasms a...
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Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it has spread with...
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How long does it take ovarian cancer to spread?
Ovarian cancer spreads when cancerous (malignant) cells enter...
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Ovarian cancer: Cancer of the ovary.
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Do you still have your period when you have ovarian cancer?
I could find no mention of women with ovarian cancer still ha...
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What is the life span of someone with stage 3c ovarian cancer?
The overall 5-year relative ovarian cancer survival rate for ...
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Can a 3 year old have ovarian cancer?
Yes. In children and adolescents, >60% of ovarian neoplasms a...
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What are methods for detection of ovarian cancer?
Your doctor will first take your history and do a physical ex...
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How would you know if you had ovarian or cervical cancer?
Ovarian cancer may cause several signs and symptoms. Women ar...
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What are the chances of surviving ovarian cancer?
Women diagnosed in the early stages of ovarian cancer have a ...
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What are the urinary symptoms of ovarian cancer and around what stage do the symptoms show?
Abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating and Urinar...
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The mortality rate of Ovarian cancer depends on what stage it...
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How do you get ovarian cancer and uterine cancer?
Women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer because they car...
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What are signs of ovarian cancer?
Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in the ovaries. Symptoms...
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Does ovarian cancer spread through your body?
Cancer cells can shed from the main ovarian tumor into abdome...
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What is the ovarian cancer vaccine?
No cancer is easy to beat.But,can be beaten.The ovarian cance...
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Can you have kids if you have ovarian cancer?
Treatments to cure ovarian cancer can effect your fertility. ...
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How would you know if you had ovarian or cervical cancer?
Ovarian cancer may cause several signs and symptoms. Women ar...
About Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is a cancer that starts in the female reproductive glands, called the ovaries, where the ova (eggs) are produced. Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer and is the leading cause of death in female reproductive cancers. The more children a woman has could decrease her risk of developing ovarian cancer. Women with either a personal or family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer also have a higher risk for ovarian cancer.
About Cancer
Cancer is defined as an uncontrolled growth of a group of cells in the body. It can have devastating affects. Some cancers are manageable and even curable, others are terminal. It all depends on the type and location of the tumors or cells. Cancer treatments vary from cancer to cancer. There is chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a multitude of alternative treatments available. New drugs and treatments are being explored everyday through clinical trials in the United States and other countries.
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