{"id":10554,"date":"2021-11-18T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/karkinos-ton-oothikon\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T14:45:40","slug":"ovarian-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/ovarian-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovarian cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6198df4ec3790&#8243; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;post-image-row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text wd_animation=&#8221;slide-from-left&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title-square&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>It is one of the commonest types of cancer in women. It usually affects women over 50 years old but it can also affect younger women.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6199211796268&#8243; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_sticky_column=&#8221;false&#8221; wd_collapsible_content_switcher=&#8221;no&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; mobile_reset_margin=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_reset_margin=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9677&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;thm-img-2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]Ovaries are one of the most important parts of the woman&#8217;s reproductive system. There are times though, when they may develop tumors. (Cystic-compact)<\/p>\n<p>Such tumors may be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>benign<\/li>\n<li>of medium malignancy<\/li>\n<li>malignant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cancers are divided in epithelial and non epithelial. The most common one is that of epithelial cancer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>What are the reasons for developing ovarian cancer?<\/h3>\n<p>Ovarian cancer causes are not clear. Yet we can refer to some determining factors and situations that may burden a woman&#8217;s reproductive system and encourage the appearance of a tumor in it.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these factors may be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hereditary factors (relative with ovarian cancer)<\/li>\n<li>Hormonical factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>What are the symptoms?<\/h3>\n<p>Initially, symptoms are not obvious. They usually start in the form of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>acid reflux<\/li>\n<li>swelling<\/li>\n<li>general discomfort in the abdomen area<\/li>\n<li>dizziness<\/li>\n<li>constipation or diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>fatigue<\/li>\n<li>altered menstruations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It should be noted though, that all of the above symptoms may appear without necessarily meaning that there is a situation of ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>How do we get a diagnosis?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>with an MRI<\/li>\n<li>with a CT scan<\/li>\n<li>examination through the vagina to check if there are any tumors<\/li>\n<li>with blood tests to check possible tumor markers, which are chemical substances in the blood caused by cancer cells.<\/li>\n<li>with an abdominal ultrasound<\/li>\n<li>with a vaginal ultrasound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>What are the stages of ovarian cancer?<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Tracing it in an ovary.<\/li>\n<li>Spreading in near organs<\/li>\n<li>Spreading in the inner parts of the abdomen and the pelvis.<\/li>\n<li>Spreading in the lungs and the lymph nodes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>How is it treated?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Usually , this type of epithelial cancer is treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.<\/li>\n<li>Non -epithelial cancer and marginal tumors are usually treated exclusively with surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;side-menu-column&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;61a8d3f6ba75f&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;83&#8243; el_class=&#8221;side-menu&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6198df4ec3790&#8243; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;post-image-row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text wd_animation=&#8221;slide-from-left&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title-square&#8221;] It<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9678,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10554","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drkoufomichail.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}