OVARIAN CANCER

Course overview

OVARIAN CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CANCER-RELATED DEATHS IN WOMEN OF DEVELOPED NATIONS. THEY SHOULD BE DIAGNOSED EARLY FOR BETTER CHANCES AT CURING IT TO AVOID THE HIGH RATES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, RISK FACTORS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY OF OVARIAN CANCER AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION OF FEW LANDMARK TRIALS AND RECENT ONGOING TRIALS IMPACTING THE FUTURE TREATMENT REGIMENS AND SUBSEQUENT PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH THIS DISEASE.