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Mayoclinic: Ovarian Cancer Overview
This site's mission is to empower people to manage their health. They accomplish this by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic. Here it gives a detailed description of signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ovarian cancer.
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National Cancer Institute: What You Need To Know About Ovarian Cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). After giving an introduction on ovarian cancer, it tells about the risk factors, the detection of ovarian cancer based on the symptoms, the treatment and the possible side effects of treatment.
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American Cancer Society: Ovarian Cancer Overview
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. It describes the anatomy and histology of normal ovaries and tells about the different types of ovarian cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, staging and treatment options available for ovarian cancer.
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Oncology Channel: About Ovarian Cancer
Oncologychannel provides comprehensive, trustworthy information about tumors, types of cancer (e.g., colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer), and cancer treatments, including chemotherapy. After telling about the anatomy, function and structure of normal ovaries, it tells about the incidence/prevalence, the various types of ovarian cancer, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, staging and treatment options for different stages.
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