| Ovarian cancer, a condition characterized
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| | doctor explores the extent of the cancer
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| by an overgrowth of malignant cells in
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| | and submits the patient for surgery. The
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| one or both of the ovaries, is one of the
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| | surgeon removes the growth or much of the
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| deadliest and under-recognized cancers
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| | malignant tissue. In most cases, the
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| affecting women. Every year, there are
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| | whole ovary or both of the ovaries and
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| more than 25,000 women that suffer from
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| | the fallopian tubes are removed as they
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| this deadly disease. Half of them are
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| | the malignant cancer cells have already
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| most likely to die within a period of
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| | affected these areas. This kind of
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| five years.
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| | surgery is called salpingooophorectomy.
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| Early Detection: Improves Ovarian Cancer
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| | If the malignant cells affect the uterus,
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| Treatment
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| | hysterectomy is conducted (surgical
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| The sad thing about ovarian cancer is
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| | removal of the uterus).
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| that during the early stage, there are
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| | Surgery is usually ensued by
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| usually no signs and symptoms that tell
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| | radiotherapy, which is the use of high
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| you about this disorder. Symptoms start
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| | energy radiation to destroy malignant
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| to show up when the cancer is already
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| | cancer cells in the body and shrink
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| widespread, making ovarian cancer
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| | remaining tumors, which may later on
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| treatment too difficult.
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| | become malignant. This procedure may be
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| However, there are women who are lucky
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| | done using an external machine or a
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| enough to detect the symptoms early on;
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| | radioactive material put inside the body
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| hence, diagnosis is hastened up and
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| | near the malignant cells.
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| ovarian cancer treatment is given
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| | The patient also undergoes chemotherapy,
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| immediately. Tests such as pelvic and
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| | whereby the patient is given anti-cancer
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| rectal screening, ultrasound, x-ray and
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| | drugs to help hasten up ovarian cancer
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| laparoscopy may help a doctor detect
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| | treatment. Drugs may be administered
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| tumors in the ovaries.
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| | orally (through the mouth), intravenously
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| At present, almost 75 percent of women
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| | (through the veins) or through the
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| diagnosed with ovarian cancer are not
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| | muscles (by means of injection of a
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| treated immediately due to late detection
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| | needle.
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| of the cancer. Experts say that when
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| | Most anticancer drugs given to the
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| detection of the cancer is made early and
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| | patient have chemical compounds that are
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| when ovarian cancer treatment is given
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| | toxic to the malignant cells; thus,
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| immediately, women diagnosed with the
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| | growth of the cancer cells is reduced or
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| disease have 90% survival rate since the
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| | stopped. These anticancer drugs are
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| cancer can be easily treated in its early
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| | called cytotoxic drugs. Other anticancer
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| stage.
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| | drugs used are synthetic forms of sex
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| Diagnosis and Ovarian Cancer Treatment
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| | hormones such as androgen drugs and
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| When symptoms finally show up and the
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| | progesterone drugs.
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| doctor suspects that a patient may have
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| | In most instances, different kinds of
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| ovarian cancer, laparoscopy is conducted
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| | anticancer drugs are prescribed in
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| to confirm diagnosis. It is a direct
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| | combination in order to speed up ovarian
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| visual examination of the abdominal
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| | cancer treatment. However, not all
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| cavity, the ovaries, the exterior of the
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| | ovarian cancer patients are given with
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| fallopian tubes and the uterus using an
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| | the same anticancer drugs. The drugs
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| instrument that is inserted just
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| | given to a patient depends on the extent
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| underneath the navel.
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| | or stage of development of the ovarian
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| Upon confirmation of ovarian cancer, the
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| | cancer and her general health condition.
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