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Ovarian Cancer Stages

Question: How long do the four stages of ovarian cancer take? how long will stage I take to turn into stage II and stage II to turn into stage III and stage III to turn into stage IV? And finally how long will it take if it kills you for you to die with and without treatment?

Answer: There is no specific time span determining when one stage progresses to the next. Ovarian cancer is staged based on how invasive it's become. In other words, progression depends on whether it's moved beyond the ovaries, into the abdomen but not the lymph glands, or beyond the abdomen into lymph system and elsewhere. Unfortunately, since ovarian cancer is a "silent killer" - meaning it does not have symptoms in early, easily addressed stages - it's usually not caught until it has progressed. Look up: "ovarian cancer stages prognosis" for specifics. (I'd insert links but my iPhone doesn't copy and paste... Grr.) As someone getting chemo for stage IIIc ovarian - which wasdiscoveted only 6 1/2 weeks ago - let me just assure you the progression is rapid, and the later the stage (there are only 4), the more frightening and debilitating it gets.


Ovarian Cancer Stages News

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WLBZ-TV
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Sidney Sun Telegraph
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Amgen Keeps 2010 EPS Forecast Despite FX Pressure

Morningstar.com
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ModernMedicine

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BioCurex Cancer Monitoring Data Accepted for Presentation at International ...

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