Cervical cancer can be detected with a Pap test. Breast cancer can be detected with mammograms and clinical breast exams. But ovarian cancer does not have a routine screening exam to detect it in its earliest stages.
So, how is ovarian cancer typically diagnosed? And, is there anything you can do to prevent it? We asked Travis Sims, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist. Here’s what he had to say.
How is ovarian cancer usually...
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