Question 1

do i have ovarian cancer?

Accepted Answer

??????: Why would you ask that , did someone tell you you had ovarian cancer or an ovarian mass, if you are worried see your gyn asap and he or she will do an exam , ultrasound to start out with , then blood work to check also if the ultrasound shows anything suspicious, possible but not very common at your gae.

Question 2

what caused ovarian cancer?

Accepted Answer

Possible Risk Factor: Risk factors for ovarian cancer include increasing age, obesity, prolonged use of fertility drugs, and family history of breast, ovarian, or colon cancer, especially for persons with brca 1 or 2 mutations.   However, it's impossible to know why any individual develops cancer since having a risk factor does not guarantee  the disease will develop and many people with cancer may not have risk factor.

Question 3

how is ovarian cancer caused?

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No one cause: There is no specific cause for ovarian cancer, but several risk factors have been identified. Women who have a family history of either ovarian, breast, or colon cancer all are at increased risk for ovarian cancer.  Most ovarian cancers are diagnosed in the six or seventh decades of life, and typically arise from the ovarian epithelium.  There is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer.

Question 4

how is ovarian cancer detected?

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A few ways: Often it's asymptomatic until it's well advanced. If there's any early symptoms it's going to be vague ones that ladies are plagued with anyway like bloating and pelvic pain and bladder irritation. Testing 1st involves a pelvic exam (a small mass will be hard to feel), an ultrasound, possibly an MRI. A ca125 is a blood test that's usually elevated in ovarian cancer, but other things elevate it too.

Question 5

how is ovarian cancer diagnosed?

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Biopsy: (see similar question/answer). Most (all?) cancers need a biopsy to be definitively diagnosed. Tests such as imaging (eg, pelvic ultrasound) or laboratory tests (eg, ca-125) may be suspicious for ovarian cancer, but a biopsy and pathology study needs to be done.

Question 6

can you die from ovarian cancer?

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Yes: Untreated, ovarian cancer is 100% fatal unless something else kills the patient first.

Question 7

what are the tests for ovarian cancer?

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History: Including family history, physical exam with pelvic looks at ervix, and bimanual exam, & rectal exam to probe for masses, shelf, and overt and secret blood. Then begins imaging: u/s, ct. If a mass is confirmed, it needs biopsy. Only after DX is made is a ca-125 potentially helpful, not as a screen.

Question 8

what are the stages of ovarian cancer?

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See below: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovariancancer/

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Question 9

how is ovarian cancer typically treated?

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Surg+/-Chemo: Ovarian cancer is first treated with surgery and then depending on the findings from surgery chemotherapy may or may not be recommended.

Question 10

what are the main signs of ovarian cancer?

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Trouble is: The symptoms are quite vague.  That's why it's hard to diagnose until the disease has progressed. Abdominal pain, bloating constipation, loss of appetite, early satiety,fatigue, pressure to urinate have all been reported as symptoms.  These are nonspecific and can be seen in many disorders.

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