More Facts on Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Facts You Should Know: Ovarian cancer forms in ovarian tissues. Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary ( epithelial carcinomas) or cancer that begins in egg cells (malignant germ cell tumors).  How often does Ovarian Cancer occur?: It is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States and accounts for approximately 3 percent of all cancers in women. The rate of ovarian cancer has been dropping since the mid-1980s. It occurs more often in white women than women of other racial/ethnic groups. Ovarian cancer has the highest death rate of all cancers of the female reproductive system. This is partly due to fewer early symptoms and lack of available ovarian cancer screening tests. As a result, ovarian cancer often is diagnosed at