Key Facts - Ovarian Cancers Awareness Month

Abdominal Cancers Alliance
Aug 29
1 min read

Updated: Sep 4

Did you know September is Ovarian Cancers Awareness Month? Ovarian cancer is rare and often misdiagnosed. Join the Alliance in learning more this month.

Did you know:

1️⃣ Ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal tumors are treated the same way and often grouped together as “ovarian cancers.”

2️⃣ The majority of ovarian cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage after the disease has spread throughout the abdomen.

3️⃣ Treatment for ovarian cancer consists of surgery and chemotherapy. The sequence and timing of each portion should be decided together with your surgeon and medical oncologist. The key to achieving the best survival is complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS), in which all visible disease is removed. Having a surgeon who is experienced in removing tumors from both the upper abdomen and pelvis is essential to accomplishing this goal. Emerging evidence supports the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to cytoreductive surgery, demonstrating that it is associated with longer progression-free and overall survival.