
Preguntas más frecuentes
En esta sección encontrarás respuesta a algunas de las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el cáncer de ovario. Las preguntas están divididas por temas: patología, diagnóstico, seguimiento y asociaciones de pacientes. Si deseas conocer más información acerca del cáncer de ovario, consulta con tu médico.

Referencias:
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- Dong A, Lu Y, Lu B. Genomic/Epigenomic Alterations in Ovarian Carcinoma: Translational Insight into Clinical Practice. J Cancer. 2016;7(11):1441-51.
- Yeung TL, Leung CS, Yip KP, Au Yeung CL, Wong ST, Mok SC. Cellular and molecular processes in ovarian cancer metastasis. A Review in the Theme: Cell and Molecular Processes in Cancer Metastasis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2015;309(7):C444-56.
- Momenimovahed Z, Tiznobaik A, Taheri S, Salehiniya H. Ovarian cancer in the world: epidemiology and risk factors. Int J Womens Health. 2019; 11:287-99.
- Lee J-Y, Kim S, Kim YT, Lim MC, Lee B, Jung K-W, et al. Changes in ovarian cancer survival during the 20 years before the era of targeted therapy. BMC Cancer. 2018;18(1):601.
- Webb PM, Jordan SJ. Epidemiology of epithelial ovarian cancer. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2017; 41:3-14.
- Peres LC, Risch H, Terry KL, Webb PM, Goodman MT, Wu AH, et al. Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies. Int J Epidemiol. 2018;47(2):460-72.
- Tortorella L, Vizzielli G, Fusco D, Cho WC, Bernabei R, Scambia G, et al. Ovarian Cancer Management in the Oldest Old: Improving Outcomes and Tailoring Treatments. Aging Dis. 2017;8(5):677-84.
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- Asociación Asaco. Cáncer de Ovario. Estadios [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.asociacionasaco.es/cancer-de-ovario/estadios/ [último acceso: abril 2020].
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- Delgado-Ortega L, González-Domínguez A, Borrás JM, Oliva-Moreno J, González-Haba E, Menjón S, et al. The economic burden of disease of epithelial ovarian cancer in Spain: the OvarCost study. Eur J Health Econ. 2019;20(1):135-47.
- O’Brien KM, Tworoger SS, Harris HR, Anderson GL, Weinberg CR, Trabert B, et al. Association of Powder Use in the Genital Area With Risk of Ovarian Cancer. JAMA. 2020;323(1):49-59.
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- Bankhead CR, Collins C, Stokes-Lampard H, Rose P, Wilson S, Clements A, et al. Identifying symptoms of ovarian cancer: a qualitative and quantitative study. BJOG. 2008;115(8):1008-14.
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- Altman AD, Lambert P, Love AJ, Turner D, Lotocki R, Dean E, et al. Examining the Effects of Time to Diagnosis, Income, Symptoms, and Incidental Detection on Overall Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Manitoba Ovarian Cancer Outcomes (MOCO) Study Group. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2017;27(8):1637-44.
- Sundar S, Neal RD, Kehoe S. Diagnosis of ovarian cancer. BMJ. 2015;351:h4443.
- Chan YM, Ng TY, Lee PW, Ngan HY, Wong LC. Symptoms, coping strategies, and timing of presentations in patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2003;90(3):651-6.
- Vine MF, Calingaert B, Berchuck A, Schildkraut JM. Characterization of prediagnostic symptoms among primary epithelial ovarian cancer cases and controls. Gynecol Oncol. 2003;90(1):75-82.
- Lim A, Mesher D, Gentry-Maharaj A, Balogun N, Widschwendter M, Jacobs I, et al. Time to diagnosis of Type I or II invasive epithelial ovarian cancers: a multicentre observational study using patient questionnaire and primary care records. BJOG. 2016;123(6):1012-20.
- American Cancer Society. Pruebas para el cancer de ovario [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.cancer.org/es/cancer/cancer-de-ovario/deteccion-diagnostico-clasificacion-por-etapas/como-se-diagnostica.html. [último acceso: abril 2020].
- González-Santiago S, Ramón y Cajal T, Aguirre E, Alés-Martínez JE, Andrés R, Balmaña J, et al. SEOM clinical guidelines in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (2019). Clin Transl Oncol. 2020;22(2):193-200.
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). NCCN guidelines for patients. Ovarian Cancer- Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 2019 [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/content/PDF/ovarian-patient.pdf. [último acceso: abril 2020].
- Asociación Asaco. Cáncer de Ovario. Tratamiento [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.asociacionasaco.es/cancer-de-ovario/tratamiento/ [último acceso: abril 2020].
- ESMO: European Society Medical Oncology. Ovarian Cancer: A Guide for Patients [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.esmo.org/for-patients/patient-guides/ovarian-cancer. [último acceso: abril 2020].
- AECC: Asociación Española contra el Cáncer [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.aecc.es/es. [último acceso: abril 2020].
- ASACO: Asociación de Afectados por Cáncer de Ovario [Internet]. Disponible en: https://www.asociacionasaco.es/. [último acceso: abril 2020].
- Simacek K, Raja P, Chiauzzi E, Eek D, Halling K. What Do Ovarian Cancer Patients Expect From Treatment?: Perspectives From an Online Patient Community. Cancer Nurs. 2017;40(5): E17-E27.
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