Stage of Ovarian Cancer

The average rate in the 5-year survival

Stage I ovarian border and tumors, including early-stage ovarian cancer 90%
Stage II tumor lesions in one or both ovaries, pelvic metastases in 70%
Stage III tumor lesions in one or both ovaries, pelvic metastasis or the inside of the abdomen or retroperitoneal 60%
Local distant metastatic stage IV, lung metastasis 17%

Stage ovarian cancer treatment methods and results have a significant meaning. The layout, size, presence or absence will affect the tendency to spread the physician in determining the method of treatment. In addition, the factors of age, is still whether or not menstruation and health conditions will also affect the method of treatment and prognosis.

What are the methods of treatment of ovarian cancer?

Many things must be considered in determining the method of treatment of ovarian cancer is based on the patient's age, marital status, clinical stage, type of tissue, cell differentiation, tumor size and fertility.

1. Surgery: (1) tumor surgery (including the uterus); (2) Surgery maximal tumor; (3) When the tumor had metastasized, to perform operations on the pelvic organs

2. The method of treatment is surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Through light and chemo drugs to kill cancer cells, thus achieving a high cure rate goal.

3. Minimally invasive therapy: Ar-He knife, therapeutic interventions, planting radioactive particles, modern herbal combination, targeted gene therapy and some other treatment methods. This therapy is a minimally invasive, no pain, with the right to kill tumor cells.

Rehabilitation after surgery

Life care

1. Sexual intercourse right, is prohibited during and post-operative chemotherapy, late-stage patients should avoid sexual intercourse.
2. Keep your diet, maintain a good lifestyle and hygiene

Psychology Care

1. Getting support from family and friends, building confidence in both the treatment
2. Perform routine checks as directed by a doctor

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Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer

What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer ?

1. Continuous abdominal pain
2. Menstruation irregular bleeding irregular uterine bleeding after menopause.

Symptoms final 3 showed progressive weight loss.

Signs

1. A lump on both sides of the lower abdomen.
2. lump does not move.
3. Ascites, and most bloody.
4. Loss of appetite in the long term, progressive weight loss, weakness and lethargy.

Sometimes other diseases can also cause similar symptoms, is not necessarily cancer. However, symptoms of early-stage cancer is sometimes hidden, will not be sustainable. Therefore, if symptoms like those mentioned should take immediate medical care. To be diagnosed early and treatment.

Methods for diagnosing ovarian cancer

Imaging diagnosis of recent years is growing continuously, have a significant guidance on the treatment of ovarian cancer. Help determine the stage of ovarian cancer and to understand whether there is recurrence and prognosis.

1. The ultrasound can determine the position of the pelvis lump, the size and nature, cystic or substantial.
2. X-ray examination can determine the location and nature of pelvic lump, tumor staging, helping examination of postoperative recurrence.
3. CT scans and MRI.
4. Biopsy. With laparoscopic taking ovarian tissue for examination under a microscope. Biopsy is the only way to confirm the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Early diagnosis of ovarian cancer is very difficult, a combination of various ways to help diagnose early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

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Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is a disease of malignant tumor cells in the ovaries of women. Is one of the most frequent tumor found in female reproductive organs. Due to the tissue in the ovarian and endocrine function complexity, it is difficult to detect whether the tumor is benign or malignant. The time of diagnosis, the majority of cancer cells have spread to the surrounding organs.

The death rate of malignant ovarian tumors are the first in gynecologic oncology. Has become a serious threat for the lives and health of women. Having discovered the presence of ovarian cancer, approximately two thirds of them had entered an advanced stage. Therefore, the survival rate within five years only 20% -30%. After the onset of the disease, few can live up to 3 years. The older the age, the mortality rate of ovarian cancer is also higher.

But there is hope as, the sooner ovarian cancer is detected and uses advanced treatment techniques that will get the results of effective treatment, prolong life and improve the quality of life of women.

What are the causes of ovarian cancer ?

1 Environmental factors: the incidence of ovarian cancer is higher in industrialized countries and the growing layer of society for women, possibly related to high cholesterol diet. In addition, computer radiation, asbestos and talc may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. Smoking and lack of vitamins A, C, E also has something to do.

2. endocrine factors: ovarian cancer is more common in nulliparous or women sterile. Pregnancy seems to have an effect against ovarian cancer. According to medicine, ovulation every day cause epithelial ovarian repeatedly broken, nothing to do with ovarian cancer. In addition, breast cancer, endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer easily occur simultaneously. All three have the nature of this disease on the endocrine dependence.

3 Genetic factors and family: about 20% -25% of patients with ovarian cancer family member with cancer.

Ovarian cancers occur in women with ovarian dysfunction, such as irregular periods, early menopause, menstrual pain often, can not give birth, abortion and family history of the population.

Ovarian cancer can occur at any age. The higher the age, the higher the risk. More common in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Different types of ovarian cancer, also different age division. Epithelial ovarian cancer increases rapidly after age 40, the peak age was 50-60 years, gradually decreases after the age of 70 years.

To high-risk populations should pay more attention to early symptoms of ovarian cancer. Early detection of ovarian cancer treatment is also more effective.

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