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Ovarian cancer
Ascites with ovarian cancer, CT scan
 
Overview   

Ovarian cancer dangers



Alternative names:
cancer of the ovaries - risks

Information:

Question:
Why is ovarian cancer so dangerous?

Answer:
Ovarian cancer is dangerous because usually by the time it is diagnosed the cancer has already spread beyond the ovaries. There are often no symptoms until late in the disease.





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