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Accounts for 3% OF CANCERS in women
OVARIANCANCER
What You Should Know About
SOURCES cancer.org
© 2017 Rising Tide
RISK FACTORS
SYMPTOMS
*Such as Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer,Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, MUTYH-associated polyposis
AGE
FERTILITYDRUGS
PERSONALHISTORY
(of breast cancer)
OBESITY
ANDROGENS
TALCUMPOWDER
REPRODUCTIVEHISTORY
FAMILY HISTORYOR SYNDROME*
DIET/DRINKING
Menstrual changesUpset stomach
Constipation
Appetite changes
Urinary urgency or frequency
Bloating
Abdominal swelling with weight loss
Back, pelvic or abdominal pain
Fatigue
CAUSES MORE DEATHS than any other cancer of the reproductive system
MORE COMMON IN WHITE WOMEN than African American
63+YEARS
ABOUT 50% of women diagnosed are 63 OR OLDER
IN CANCER DEATHS among women and
RANKS
5TH
In 2017, about 22,440 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer. This cancer mainly develops in older women and a�ects the ovaries in the reproductive system.
For more information, call 1-800-296-9333.
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