The ovaries make estrogen and progesterone, and also release eggs. Ovarian cancers begin in the cells, which grow abnormally and become a mass of tissue. Ovarian cancer can also spread to other parts of the body, which is why it’s essential for it to be found early.

Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries – it could be in one or two ovaries – that occurs in women and there’s a 1.5% lifetime risk of women actually getting it.The ovaries are small parts of a woman’s reproductive system.

In order for physicians to help women screen for ovarian cancer, they’re able to do a yearly exam on women. This is a yearly physical exam of the ovaries and uterus; that’s the most important one for women.