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Ovarian Cancer pp 3–11Cite as

The Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer

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Ovarian cancer is the most common fatal cancer of the female reproductive tract in industrialized countries. At the time of writing, it is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in women in the U.K., after breast, lung, and colorectal cancer, with a lifetime risk of approximately 2% (1). It tends to present at an advanced stage, with limited prospects for treatment and generally poor survival.

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Banks, E. (2000). The Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer. In: Bartlett, J.M.S. (eds) Ovarian Cancer. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 39. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-071-3:3

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