What is ovarian cancer? symptoms, causes and treatment

Posted by GoMedii Technologies on December 30th, 2020

Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common type of cancer in women. It is the fifth most common cancer in terms of mortality. 

Today, cancer is increasing rapidly among Indians all over the world as well. Among the most common cancers in women, breast cancer comes first, cervical cancer is second and ovarian cancer is third.

What is ovarian cancer?

In ovarian cancer, Uterus ie in ovary cancer, small cysts are formed in ovary. In case of uterus cancer, there is an increased possibility of having problems in pregnancy. At the same time, ovarian cancer causes pregnancy and tubes damage.

Ovarian cancer means the development of any type of cancer in the ovaries. Ovarian cancer mostly originates from the outer layer of the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cancer is called epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). It has different types: ovarian low malignant potential tumor (OLMPT), germ cell tumor and sex cord-stromal tumor.

Symptoms of ovarian cancer

• Pelvic or backache
• Lower body pain
• Pain in stomach and back
• Indigestion problem
• Feeling of being full even after eating less
• Frequent urin
• Pain while having sex
• Changes in bowel movements

Causes of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer can also be genetic. If someone in your family has had ovarian cancer then you are also likely to develop it.

Ages:

There is no age for ovarian cancer, but women who have had menopause are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer. Using postmenopausal hormone therapy increases the risk.

Obesity:

Obesity can be a major cause of obesity. It is a more dangerous disease for women who are fat.

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Treatment of ovarian cancer

Late stage ovarian cancer is the third or fourth stage ovarian cancer.

Symptoms are mostly ignored by women and the diagnosis of seventh percentile patients is in the third or fourth stage. This cancer spreads from the testicles to the peritoneum (the inner lining of the stomach) and goes to the rest of the abdominal organs, which we call as the third or fourth stage cancer.

Surgery: Cytoreductive surgery is a major surgery that involves removal of the testicle, fetus, peritoneum, lymph cells and the intestines, gallbladder, spleen when necessary. This operation runs for about eight to twelve hours. In this, a team of doctors who have special experience of such operation works. This is an important operation on which the life of the patient depends, so this operation should be done at a large center.

HIPEC: HIPEC is a new technique in which chemo medicine is heated and put into the stomach during operation and rotated for one and a half hours. It has many advantages like

Chemo medicine works on the cancerous particles spread directly inside the stomach.

The effect of chemo is increased by heating because the chemo medicine is put in the stomach instead of blood, it has more effect on cancer and less on the rest of the body.