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Essay Galaxy - Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Of all gynecologic malignancies, ovarian cancer continues to have the
highest mortality and is the most difficult to diagnose. In the United States
female population, ovarian cancer ranks fifth in absolute mortality among
cancer related deaths (13,000/yr). In most reported cases, ovarian cancer,
when first diagnosed is in stages III or IV in about 60 to 70% of patients
which further complicates treatment of the disease (Barber, 3).
Early detection in ovarian cancer is hampered by the lack of appropriate
tumor markers and clinically, most patients fail to develop significant symptoms
until they reach advanced stage disease. The characteristics of ovarian cancer
have been studied in primary tumors and in established ovarian tumor cell lines
which provide a reproducible source of tumor material. Among the major....
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