Content text Ovarian Cancer (52).ppt
OVARIAN CANCER By PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology named after Professor V.S. Gruzdev Orlov Yurii V.
INTRODUCTION
Leading cause of gynecologic cancer mortality. The lifetime risk: 1.7%. Familial predisposition: of 10% to 40%. The median age at diagnosis for sporadic disease is 60 years, improvement in 5-year survival. A higher risk for nulliparous women. A lower risk for those who have: children, breastfed, undergone tubal ligation, taken oral contraceptives Epidemiology