Metastatic ovarian cancer is when cancer cells have spread from the ovaries to more distant parts of the body. Treatment options include chemotherapy, surgery, and other targeted therapies.

The stage your doctor assigns to your ovarian cancer can tell you how far the disease has spread. Ovarian cancer cells can spread through your body in these ways: Those in your pelvis Para-aortic ...

Stage III ovarian cancer is when the cancer is not just found in one or both ovaries but has spread outside the pelvis to the abdomen, nearby lymph nodes, or the surface of your liver. About 60% ...

Ovarian cancer isn't silent - learn the early warning signs. Persistent bloating, pelvic pain, urinary symptoms revealed.

Another warning sign is feeling full too quickly or losing your appetite. You might notice that you can’t eat as much as you ...

A New York Times story this week about tennis legend Chris Evert’s battle—twice—with ovarian cancer painted a simple and ...

Staging is the process that shows whether cancer has spread. Cancer spreads in the body in three ways: through tissue, the lymph system, or the blood. These are the stages used for ovarian epithelia, ...

Overall, these findings establish the DNM1-N-cadherin axis as a critical regulator of EMT-associated ovarian cancer metastasis and suggest its potential as a biomarker for targeted nanodrug therapy.

Roughly 8 in 10 women are diagnosed after their cancer has spread beyond the ovaries. (3) Women treated for early-stage ovarian cancer (stages 1A and 1B) have a five-year survival rate of 93.1 ...

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If it’s not treated early, cancer can spread to other parts of your body. Ovarian cancer can spread outside of your ovaries to the rest of your reproductive organs and beyond. According to the ...