Ovarian Epithelial Cancer: Treatments
Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary. Also called epithelial ovarian cancer.
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Treatments for Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
There are different types of treatment for patients with ovarian epithelial cancer.
Different types of treatment are available for patients with ovarian epithelial cancer. Some treatments are standard, and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the treatment currently used as standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Four kinds of standard treatment are used.
Surgery
Most patients have surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Different types of surgery may include:… Read more about Ovarian Epithelial Cancer: Treatments