Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer.Germ cell tumors often affect teenagers and young adults.Stromal tumors are ...

Separate facts and misconceptions about ovarian cancer to help better prevent and manage the disease.

It’s been a challenge for researchers to identify risk factors for ovarian cancer compared to other cancer types. More than 49,000 eligible participants were identified for a new study of PTSD and ...

For many surgical procedures, particularly complex, high-risk procedures, outcomes are better when the surgeries are performed by high-volume surgeons in high-volume hospitals. In the case of ovarian ...

Current treatment guidelines recommend using cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) as a diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer recurrence, but a recent study suggests CA-125 has poor concordance with progressive ...

(HealthDay News) — Salpingectomy alone may be a risk management option for women at hereditary risk of ovarian cancer, according to a review published in the May issue of Cancer Prevention Research.

The likelihood of having an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis was lower for American Indian, Asian, or Black patients versus White patients. HealthDay News — Black and American Indian ...

Two Talc-Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits Dismissed by NJ Judge Two lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that charged that the company’s talc powder had caused ovarian cancer have been dismissed, but hundreds of ...

A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health ...

Preliminary results of a phase II study to evaluate gefitinib (ZD1839) combined with paclitaxel (P) and carboplatin (C) as second-line therapy in patients (pts) with ovarian carcinoma (OC) Conclusions ...