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Around 1.5 percent of women are likely to develop ovarian cancer at some stage of their life. It is less common than breast cancer but is considered as the most serious and fatal of all gynecological cancers. The reason for this is that the cancer is usually advanced before it is diagnosed, making treatment difficult.   Detail

The best form of cancer therapy is prevention and for non-smokers in particular, diet is arguably the most important tool in the prevention of most forms of cancer. Unfortunately, the modern American diet is replete with unhealthy processed foods, sugars and carcinogenic chemicals but lacking in valuable anti-oxidants, healthy fats and other nutrients that support healthy immune function. The article attempts to redress the imbalance.   Detail

Ovarian Cancer, long hailed as the Silent Killer, has been difficult to detect. But recent studies state that most cancer patients have a few symptoms in common.   Detail

Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in your ovaries. Only women have ovaries, so only women get this kind of cancer.   Detail

Ovarian cancer occurs when a tumor forms in one or both of a woman''s ovaries. The ovaries are a pair of small organs that produce and release ova or human eggs. The ovaries also produce important hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.   Detail