CDC Comprehensive Cancer Control

OVARIAN CANCER

In 2007, there will be 22,430 new cases of Ovarian Cancer diagnosed in the United States and 15,280 women will die from the disease. Ovarian Cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers, but it causes more deaths than any other cancer of the reproductive system. Risk for Ovarian Cancer increases with age and peaks in the late 70's. There is no routine screening test for Ovarian Cancer.

American Cancer Society - Cancer Facts & Figures 2007

FACTS ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER

WEBSITES

New Kathy Bates Talks About Her Experience with Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer 2006 - Issues for Public Health and Primary Care Providers - webstream, follow instructions on page

Ovarian Cancer Tutorial - National Library of Medicine

Ovarian Cancer - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Update on Ovarian Cancer - CancerCare

What Every Woman Should Know About Ovarian Cancer - HERA Foundation

What Every Jewish Woman Should Know About Breast & Ovarian Cancer - FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered

What You Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer - National Cancer Institute

ASSIST - Ovarian
Clinical Trials information

Centers for Disease Control - Women's Health

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer Education & Support

John Hopkins - Ovarian Cancer

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Ovarian Colorado

The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc.

Society for Gynecologic Oncologists

Women's Cancer Network

UTAH INFORMATION

SUPPORT AND SURVIVORSHIP

Ovarian Cancer Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers - Utah Department of Health and Utah Cancer Registry

Ovarian Cancer Telehealth Slides - May 5, 2008 - Dr. Karen Zempolich
Warning - There are graphic surgery slides in this presentation.

Utah Ovarian Cancer Profile - National Cancer Institute

Ovarian Cancer Incidence - Utah

Multilingual Library - Information in Languages other than English or Spanish

RESOURCES EN ESPANOL

Cáncer de ovarios - National Library of Medicine

Cáncer de ovarios - Convivir con el cáncer

Cáncer de ovarios - frente al reto

Conversations - The International Newsletter for Those Fighting Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Cancer.net

Ovarian Cancer Climb for Life - HERA Foundation

SHARE: Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer

The Patient Active Guide to Living with Ovarian Cancer - Wellness Community

Woman to Woman
Gynecologic Oncology Support Group- Utah

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