Epithelial Cancer

Epithelial carcinoma of the ovary or Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecologic diseases. It is serious and has a very high mortality rate. It is the fifth most frequent cause of cancer death in women. It is most common in women above fifty years of age. The cancer can appear in younger women too. It is seen that women having genetic predisposition are at greater risk. Clinical statistics also show less cases of this malignancy in women using contraceptive medication. Women who have had early pregnancy or have more children also seem to be at a lower risk factor. [...] Continue Reading…

Ovarian cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women after lung, breast, colorectal and pancreatic cancers. It accounts for only three percent of cancer in women, and fortunately there has been a decline in incidence of this type of cancer by about 1% over the last twenty years. [...] Continue Reading…

Although people may be aware of ovarian cancer, some treatments and even some symptoms, what they may not know is that ovarian cancer is not one single disease. In fact, there are actually more than 30 types and subtypes of ovarian tumors. Scientists have grouped them into three broad categories, dependent upon the kind of cells they were formed from. [...] Continue Reading…

Epithelial Cancer article:Consuming two or more cups of tea a day over a period of time may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer dramatically, suggests a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. And each additional cup of tea per day appears to provide significantly more protection, investigators found. Because tea is the second most-consumed beverage in [...] Continue Reading…