Staging means finding out how far ovarian cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group ovarian cancer into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

Early-stage gynecologic cancer is confined to its original site and often treatable; diagnosis, surgery, and new therapies improve outcomes. Your diagnosis of an early-stage (Stage 1) gynecologic ...

Ovarian cancer can be deadly because it’s so stealthy. The warning signs are vague. There’s no screening test for women without symptoms, like a mammogram for breast cancer. And it has room to grow in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard that ovarian cancer is hard to detect. Can you tell me more about the symptoms and if there are any screenings? ANSWER: Ovarian cancer is relatively rare. However, it's ...