Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries — each about the size of an almond — produce eggs (ova) as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Ovarian cancer happens when cells that are not normal grow in one or both of your ovaries. The ovaries are two small glands, located on either side of your uterus. They produce female sex hormones and store and release eggs (ova). Ovarian cancer is when cancer forms from the ovary. Ovarian cancer consists of four stages with different types of treatment, and it begins when cancerous cells start to grow in the ovaries. Ovarian cancer is one of the common and dangerous diseases around …show more content…
The first stage consists of three stages: the first stage which is called stage 1a occurs when the cancer starts to grow in one of the two ovaries, the second stage which is called stage 1b occurs when the cancer is inside both of the ovaries, and the third stage which is called stage 1c occurs when the cancer is inside both of the ovaries and starts to grow on the surface of the ovary or in the fluid that located in the abdomen. The second stage consists of three stages: the first stage which is called 2a occurs when the cancer start to grow in the Fallopian tubes or in the womb, the second stage which is called is called 2b occurs when the cancer starts to grow in the tissues of the pelvis, e.g., the bladder or rectum, and the third stage which is called 2c occurs when the cancer starts to grow in the tissues of the pelvis and in the fluid inside the abdomen. The third stage consists of three stages: the first stage, which is called 3a occurs when the cancer begins to grow in the tissue of the abdomen's lining, the second stage which is called 3b occurs when the cancerous tumor starts to grow and reaches 2 cm on the abdomen's lining, and the third stage which is called 3c occurs when there is a tumor larger than 2cm in the abdomen's lining. The fourth stage occurs when the cancer spreads to other organs, and it does not have any