| Cancer is a deadly disease all over the world, with | | | | cancer has advanced to stage III or IV. |
| very little known about curing it completely. One | | | | Once women cross the age of 45 years, ovarian |
| type of cancer that affects many women around | | | | cancer survival rates decrease even further, going |
| the world is ovarian cancer. It has now become | | | | down to 85%. Life expectancy at this point is not |
| the fifth leading cause of death in cancer patients | | | | very high and can be further complicated if breast |
| and leads the charts under all the gynaecological | | | | cancer develops at the same time. Once women |
| cancer deaths. Women of all demographics, races | | | | hit their sixties, the life expectancy goes down to |
| and ethnicities show risk factors for developing | | | | some five to six years, after remission. If the |
| ovarian cancer. After one has been diagnosed | | | | patient is healthy and active at the time of |
| with ovarian cancer, the first response is to | | | | diagnoses, then this can be extended to 12 to 15 |
| affirm the ovarian cancer survival rates and life | | | | years, but no more. If diagnosed in the final |
| expectancy. These rates differ from patient to | | | | stages of its spread, then ovarian cancer survival |
| patient, but some common factors are the age, | | | | rates can be very low. At this point, |
| family history of disease and early diagnoses of | | | | chemotherapy and radiation therapy are seen to |
| the cancer. | | | | be the best options for treatment. |
| As the age of a woman increases, so do the | | | | After the age of 65 years and above, the rates |
| chances of her having ovarian cancer. Very few | | | | drop straight to 75% and life expectancy is down |
| women below the age of 40 are seen to suffer | | | | to 1 year to 2 after the diagnoses. Proper |
| from this, but it is not a complete rarity. | | | | treatment may provide relief but for very long. |
| However, ovarian cancer survival rates are much | | | | Very few women suffer from ovarian cancer |
| higher in young women that the elderly. Women | | | | after the age of 80 but those who do display |
| under the age of 20 show the highest survival | | | | longer survival rates but can suffer from |
| rates, with close to 99% of the women | | | | detoriated health due to other illnesses and |
| recovering fully from it. This changes almost | | | | conditions. Long term therapy is advised for such |
| minimally for women under the age of 30 with | | | | patients, since surgery can be a futile risk to take. |
| death rates climbing to 0.8%. With early screening | | | | As with all diseases, proper therapy and early |
| of cancer, death rates decline rapidly and most | | | | diagnoses can increase survival rates and life |
| women go on to live completely healthy lives. | | | | expectancy after that. One must always go in for |
| After the age of 35, with the onset of other | | | | regular health screenings and check ups to |
| gynaecological problems and lower chances of | | | | diagnose cancer of any kind at an early stage and |
| pregnancy, the survival rates take a slight dip; | | | | cure it. |
| going down to some 96.8% and even lower if the | | | | |