Treatment - Ovarian Cancers Awareness Month

Abdominal Cancers Alliance
Sep 18
1 min read

Updated: Sep 30

A physician may use some or all of these methods to treat ovarian cancers.

1️⃣ Surgery: the physical removal of all visible tumors from the abdominal cavity

2️⃣ Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer may be administered intravenously (IV), directly into the abdomen known as intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, or as a combination of both IV and IP delivery. It is generally a combination of drugs administered every three weeks for a total of six treatment cycles.

3️⃣ CRS/HIPEC: Emerging evidence supports the use of CRS/HIPEC as a treatment for ovarian cancers. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is the aggressive surgical removal or destruction of cancer. Following CRS, heated chemotherapy (HIPEC) is circulated directly into the abdominal cavity to kill any remaining microscopic cancer cells. HIPEC differs from IP chemotherapy because it is given once, during the surgical procedure versus repeated post-operative courses.

Treatment of ovarian cancers depends on the size, location, and characteristics of the tumor. It involves a combination of surgery and systemic chemotherapy. Additional biologic agents or targeted therapies may be used as maintenance therapy to prolong recurrence-free survival.

Follow along with the Abdominal Cancers Alliance all month long as we share information about ovarian cancers.