May
What's the survival rate on this particular cancer? My former boss, my favorite boss, has been afflicted with this. She's, if I guess, is probably late 40's. Thank you.
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Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies and the second most commonly diagnosed gynecologic malignancy while the exact cause is unknown (i.e., idiopathic), ovarian cancer is more common in industrialized nations, with the exception of Japan. In the United Says, females have a 1.4 percent to 2.5 percent (1 out of 40-60 women) lifelong chance of developing ovarian cancer.
Older women are at highest risk of ovarian cancer death. More than half of the deaths from ovarian cancer occur in women between 55 and 74 years of age and approximately one quarter of ovarian cancer deaths occur in women between 35 and 54 years of age.
The risk for developing ovarian cancer appears to be affected by several factors. The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. Early age at first pregnancy, older ages of final pregnancy, and the use of some oral contraceptive pills have also been shown to have a protective effect. Ovarian cancer is reduced in women after tubal ligation.
The link to the use of fertility medication has been controversial. An analysis in 1991 raised the possibility that use of drugs that stimulate ovulation might increase the danger for ovarian cancer. Several cohort studies and case-control studies have been conducted since then without providing conclusive evidence for such a link with the possible exception that prolonged use (> 1 year) of clomiphene citrate should be avoided.1 It will remain a complex topic to study as the infertile population differs in parity from the “normal” population.
There’s good evidence that in some women genetic factors are important. Carrier of mutations of the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 gene are at higher risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer already at a younger age. Patients with a personal history of breast cancer, or a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, might have an elevated risk. A strong family history of uterine, colon, or other gastrointestinal cancers might indicate the presence of a syndrome known as hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), which confers a higher risk for developing ovarian cancer. Patients with strong genetic risk for ovarian cancer might consider the use of prophyllactic oophorectomy after completion of their reproductive goal.
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the birth control possible side effects leading to this disease is very unsettling. Report It
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My mom had ovarian cancer, and she didn't die. If your boss is getting proper treatment, she should be fine. My mother got her ovaries removed, along with her uterus and such. After chemo and radiation, she was fine. As long as your boss is being treated for it, she'll be fine.
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ovarian cancer I had it but it depends in what stage she's in. what they do is freeze it and then it's gone if your in the beginning but if it's spread through out she might have to get a hysterectomy then it could be all gone it all depends on where it's at and how bad it is
Beth
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Im not sure of the statistics, but I understand from many sources, the survival rate is very low.