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Ovarian cancer - Prevention

Alternative Names

Cancer - ovaries

Prevention:

Having regular pelvic examinations may decrease the overall risk. Screening tests for ovarian cancer remains a very active research area. To date, there is no cost-effective screening test for ovarian cancer, so more than 50% of women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the late stages of the disease.

Recent research has shown that surgery to remove the ovaries in women with mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes can dramatically reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer.

  • Reviewed last on: 12/24/2008
  • Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Previously reviewed by James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. (6/10/2008)

References

Dann RB. Strategies for ovarian cancer prevention. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. Dec 1, 2007;34(4):667-86, viii.

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Ovarian cancer. 1st ed. 2008. Accessed June 10, 2008.

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