CURRENT OVARIAN CANCER STATISTICS
ONLY 44.6% OF
WOMEN SURVIVE FIVE
YEARS OR MORE AFTER
TERMED
“THE SILENT KILLER,”
OVARIAN CANCER IS
THE DEADLIEST OF ALL
GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS.
BEING DIAGNOSED WITH
OVARIAN CANCER.*
A WOMAN’S RISK OF GETTING OVARIAN CANCER
1 75
during her lifetime is about
**
A woman’s chance of dying from ovarian cancer in her lifetime is approximately 1 in 100.**
APPROXIMATELY
21,000 WOMEN
WILL BE DIAGNOSED
WITH OVARIAN CANCER IN THE
UNITED STATES IN 2015**
AN ESTIMATED
14,000 WOMEN WILL
LOSE THEIR LIVES
TO OVARIAN CANCER IN THE
UNITED STATES IN 2015.**
WHEN OVARIAN CANCER IS
DETECTED EARLY, AT A
LOCALIZED STAGE, THE 5-YEAR
SURVIVAL RATE EXCEEDS
4
90%
*National Cancer Institute ** American Cancer Society
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