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Ovarian cancer, can you get rid of it?
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If...: ...Detected early enough, as with most cancers. The problem is that ovarian cancer is usually spread by the time it's discovered and there is no good screening. People at high risk need to consider preventative surgery to remove them.
Answered 9/10/2013
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