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Young Women With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer can Preserve Fertility
Most cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed at later stages and in older women.
However, up to 17 percent of ovarian tumours occur in women 40 years of age or younger, many of whom have early stage disease.
Surgery for ovarian cancer usually involves complete removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) and ovaries, which not only results in the loss of fertility, but also subjects young women to the long-term consequences of estrogen deprivation.
Study's lead author Jason Wright, M.D., of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City carried out a study to examine the safety of fertility-conserving surgery in pre-menopausal women with ovarian cancer. This type of surgery conserves at least one ovary or the uterus.
The researchers analyzed data from women 50 years of age or younger who were diagnosed with early stage (stage I) ovarian cancer between 1988 and 2004 and who were registered in the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database, a population-based cancer registry that includes approximately 26 percent of the US population.
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