ovarian cancer
Female gonad disease
Ovarian cancer is cancer that originates in the ovaries, the female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones.
It often goes undetected until it has spread, making it one of the deadlier gynecological cancers: She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at stage three.
Symptoms like bloating and pelvic pain are easily mistaken for less serious conditions.
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
clinical trial · cytoreduction · debulking · laparotomy · adjuvant · palliative · platinum-based · remission
Abnormal tissue mass
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
epithelial · germ cell · serous · stage · grade · diagnosis · biopsy · histology
Predicted disease course
- survivorOne still alive after
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
recovery · support · advocacy · screening · awareness · early detection · genetic testing · risk reduction
Egg-transporting reproductive duct
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- reproductive systemOrgans for sexual procreation
gynecology · pelvic exam · ultrasound · laparoscopy · hysterectomy · endometriosis · cyst · ascites
Diseased without outward signs
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- pelvic painDiscomfort between hips
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weight lossReduction in body mass
back pain · silent · insidious · undetected · subtle · latent · hidden
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
targeted therapy · clinical trial · cytoreduction · debulking · laparotomy · adjuvant · palliative · platinum-based · remission
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
malignancy · epithelial · germ cell · serous · stage · grade · diagnosis · biopsy · histology · BRCA1
prognosis
Predicted disease course
- survivorOne still alive after
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
hope · recovery · support · advocacy · screening · awareness · early detection · genetic testing · risk reduction · preventive surgery
fallopian tube
Egg-transporting reproductive duct
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
reproductive system · gynecology · pelvic exam · ultrasound · laparoscopy · hysterectomy · endometriosis · cyst · ascites · menopause
asymptomatic
Diseased without outward signs
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- pelvic painDiscomfort between hips
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
weight loss · back pain · silent · insidious · undetected · subtle · latent · hidden
- reproductive cancers
- gynecologyPap smear, cervix, pelvic exam, colposcopy, gynecologist
- oncologytumor, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene, tumor suppressor
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- tumorstumor, benign tumor, malignant tumor, adenocarcinoma, neoplasm
- Gynecologic Oncologyhysterectomy, Pap smear, Pap test, HPV, colposcopy
ovarian cancertesticular cancer
Malignancy of male gonads
prostate cancer · cervical cancer · breast cancer · skin cancer · thyroid cancer
cancer, cancerous, cancers, ovary, carcinoma, ovarian, ovaries, oncogenes, cancerophobia