Stages of ovarian cancer - Know the four stages and its effects on health

To find the best treatment for ovarian cancer, the physician must identify the stage of the tumor, whether it has invaded other tissues or when the cancer has spread to parts of the body. Tissue pelvis and abdomen are taken to further assess the rate of the tumor. Medical tests are scan results (X-ray machine, an image of tissues and organs), chest X-ray to see (in liquid or tumors), barium enema X-ray to see (the large intestine, if the areas of cancer are locked) and colonoscopy (the long tube and lit in the colon and rectum to see if the cancer has spread to this part).

Here are the stages of ovarian cancer:

Level 1 is the lowest level in cancer cells are found within one or both ovaries and it is difficult to identify because it looks like normal cells, cancer of the ovary. The first treatment option is to remove the tumor.

* Level 1a-ovarian cancer in a
* Step 1b-cancer in both ovaries
* Step 1c in one or both ovaries and cancer cells in abdominal fluid inside must be removed before or during surgery

Influence of Phase 2, cancer cells have spread, or both ovaries, other tissues such as fallopian tubes and uterus in the pelvis. The surgeon will try to shrink the tumor as much as possible. After surgery, chemotherapy is to follow the procedure and may take up to six cycles.

* Stage 2a - the cancer has developed in the uterus or fallopian tube
* Stage 2b has a cancer in the pelvis (the spread of the bladder or rectum)
* Stage 2C-cancer has increased in other tissues in the pond

For stage 3, cancer cells outside the abdomen and pelvis (found in the liver or lungs). Also found in the lymph nodes, groin or behind the uterus. The goal of surgery is to reduce the tumor over 1 cm and disappear. When cancer has spread to the intestine, the organ must be removed also.

* Step 3 - cancer growths can be found in the lining of the abdomen
* Step 3b - the extension of the tumor visible on the wall of the abdomen approximately 2 cm or less in size.
* Step 3c - developed tumors larger than 2 cm to lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, behind the uterus or the groin.

The most advanced and dangerous stage of the cancer cells have spread to four remote sites in completely different organs of the body including the lungs, liver and other parts outside the abdominal cavity. It's not curable, and the goal of treatment is to help patients live longer and relieve the pain of their illness.

The accuracy of laboratory tests and staging of the tumor may determine whether the disease is curable or not. The physician must explain to the patient, perform all necessary procedures for the basis of the extent of the tumor.