﻿ Ovarian Cancer Symptoms, Stages, Treatment, Survival Rate,
Prognosis, Diagnosis, Causes - MedicineNet  Ovarian Cancer
(Cancer of the Ovaries)  Medical Author: Medical Editor:  What
is ovarian cancer?    Epithelial ovarian cancer   Borderline
ovarian tumors  Borderline ovarian tumors account for a small
percentage (approximately 10%) of epithelial ovarian cancers.
They are most often serous or mucinous cell types. They often
have presentations of large masses, but uncommonly metastasize.
Often, thorough surgical staging is curative, even at more
advanced stages.  Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 9/24/2013
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Symptoms, Early Warning Signs, and Risk Factors  Cancer of the
ovary (ovarian cancer) is the ninth most common cancer in women
in the U.S. with almost 22,000 women newly diagnosed each year.
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in
women. It frequently does not result in symptoms until the
cancer has spread extensively be