Ovarian Cancer News

Ovarian cancer begins in a woman's ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the pelvis. The ovaries produce eggs. They are also the main source of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Many types of tumors can start in the ovaries. Some are benign (non-cancerous) and never spread beyond the ovary. Women with these types of tumors can be successfully treated by removing one ovary or the part of the ovary that has the tumor. Other types of tumors are malignant (cancerous) and can spread to other parts of the body.

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Estimated new cases and deaths from ovarian cancer in the United States in 2007:
New cases: 22,430
Deaths: 15,280

Definition of ovarian cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).