Among a litany of malignancies affecting the female reproductive tract, that of the ovary is the
most frequently fatal. Moreover, while the steady pace of scientific discovery has fuelled …

Aim: Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers that has the highest
mortality rate. Considering the fact that knowledge on the incidence, mortality of ovarian …

Highlights•Ovarian cancer is a major cause of mortality and case numbers are
increasing.•Five-year relative survival is below 45%.•Reproductive exposures strongly …

Worldwide, ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most common type of malignant neoplasm in
women and the eighth cause of mortality in them. The classification of OC is made by the …

Importance Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS), which is the removal of fallopian tubes during
hysterectomy or instead of tubal ligation without removal of ovaries, is recommended to …

Financial Disclosure Prof. Menon has stock ownership and has received research funding
from Abcodia Ltd, a UCL spinout company with an interest in biomarkers and commercial …

Ovarian cancer is the fifth cause of cancer-related death in women and comprises a
histologically and genetically broad range of tumours, including those of epithelial, sex cord …

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the commonest cause of gynaecological cancer-associated
death. The disease typically presents in postmenopausal women, with a few months of …

Background: Recent genetic and morphologic studies have challenged the traditional view
on the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer; suggesting that ovarian cancer predominantly arises …

Mortality from ovarian cancer may be dramatically reduced with the implementation of
attainable prevention strategies. The new understanding of the cells of origin and the …