Long-Term Survival in Ovarian Cancer is Possible!

According to the data of UC Davis researchers, about one-third of ovarian cancer patients live up to ten years after initial diagnosis. Analysis of the disease course of thousands of Californian patients revealed this data.

Although traditionally it was believed that good prognosis of ovarian cancer is associated with the early stage, low grade and younger age at diagnosis, a lot of long-term survivors not meeting these criteria contradict the belief.

Recent research in prognosis of ovarian cancer

The journal Obstetrics and Gynecology published a paper of Rosemary Cress where she asserted:

“The perception that every woman with this disease ends up with death …read more