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Ovarian cancer strikes one in 68 women: Now experts agree on a set of symptoms to watch for: Are you at risk?
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Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)
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August 2, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Tulsa World. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Cary Aspinwall
Aug. 2--It is the deadliest form of gynecological cancer.
Each year, an estimated 15,000 Americans die of ovarian cancer, where malignant cells are found in a woman's reproductive organs, the ovaries.
For a long time, ovarian cancer was called the "silent killer" because symptoms were not thought to develop until the chance of curing it was poor. Almost 70 percent of women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease is advanced in stage, according to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
Symptoms often are not recognized early enough, and too often, women who are at high risk are not identified or monitored.
But this ...
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