- Ovarian cancer is a serious and under-recognized threat to women's health.
- Ovarian cancer kills more women than all the Gynecologic Oncology combined.
- Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.
- Ovarian cancer occurs in 1 in 67 women.
- American Cancer Society show about 15,280 women will die this year alone and more than 22,430 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed.
- Ovarian cancer is very treatable when caught early; the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed until too late. When ovarian cancer is caught before it has spread outside the ovaries, 94% will survive 5 years.
- Only 20% of ovarian cancer is caught early.
- When diagnosed after the disease has spread the chance of five-year survival drops to less than 25%.
- Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose.
- There is no reliable screening test for the early detection of ovarian cancer.
- The Pap smear only checks for cervical cancer.
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