Why Does Ovarian Cancer Have a Poor Prognosis?
Why does ovarian cancer have a poor prognosis? Is it because specific signs rarely appear until after secondary tumors develop?
Why does ovarian cancer have a poor prognosis? Is it because specific signs rarely appear until after secondary tumors develop?
It is partially because there are no symptoms early on (only 30% are found in stages I-II). Partially because the symptoms when they do present are very nonspecific and almost every woman has had them at one time or another. It is also partially because when it is found it is very difficult to get it all if it is not confined to the pelvic tissues. Unlike most cancers ovarian cancer does not often spread to other organs it spreads along the serosal surfaces and encases the abdominal organs.
Yeah basically.
It is a cancer that often is symptomless until it spreads. And it can spread to vital organs before a diganosis is made.