September is Ovarian Cancer Awarness Month
The incidence of all types of cancer in women is 33%. Cancer of the ovary is a disease that affects one or both ovaries. One in seventy women will develop ovarian cancer. If cancer of the ovary is found and treated early, the cure rate is good. Patients whose cancer has not spread outside of the ovary have an 85-95% chance of living 5 years or longer after treatment.