Patient Education Information

Ovarian Cancer - WomensHealth.gov has created this fact sheet.

Ovarian Cancer from Mayo Clinic - The Mayo Clinic explains this type of cancer.

What You Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer - Cancer treatment summaries for patients, written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language, can be obtained here.

What is Ovarian Cancer? - The American Cancer Society has created this information.

The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry - The information at this web site covers numerous topics as well as answers to the ten most frequently asked questions received at the Registry.

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Read the latest news and research from this respected Cancer Center.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Menopause and Ovarian Cancer - The Cleveland Clinic explains this connection.

National Cancer Institute: Cancer Facts - A collection of fact sheets, in English or Spanish, and numerous publications on various cancer topics are available from this site.

Ovarian Cancer from the OncologyChannel - This site provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

What Everyone Should Know About Ovarian Cancer - The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition has created this booklet.

Women's Cancer Center - The Women's Cancer Center is a leader in the fight against gynecological cancers. This fact sheet on ovarian cancer provides an excellent overview on the disease.

Your Cancer Risk - Take this quick quiz from Washington University in St. Louis to see what your risk level is, and how to lower that risk.

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