Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries — each about the size of an almond — produce eggs (ova) as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and abdomen. At this late stage, ovarian cancer is more difficult to treat and is frequently fatal. Early-stage ovarian cancer, in which the disease is confined to the ovary, is more likely to be treated successfully.
Causes-It's not clear what causes ovarian cancer.
In general, cancer begins when a genetic mutation turns normal cells into abnormal cancer cells. Cancer cells quickly multiply, forming a mass (tumor). They can invade nearby tissues and break off from an initial tumor to spread elsewhere in the body (metastasize).
Types of ovarian cancer
The type of cell where the cancer begins determines the type of ovarian cancer you have. Ovarian cancer types include:
Epithelial tumors, which begin in the thin layer of tissue that covers the outside of the ovaries. About 90 percent of ovarian cancers are epithelial tumors.
Stromal tumors, which begin in the ovarian tissue that contains hormone-producing cells. These tumors are usually diagnosed at an earlier stage than other ovarian tumors. About 7 percent of ovarian tumors are stromal.
Germ cell tumors, which begin in the egg-producing cells. These rare ovarian cancers tend to occur in younger women
Symptoms-Early-stage ovarian cancer rarely causes any symptoms. Advanced-stage ovarian cancer may cause few and nonspecific symptoms that are often mistaken for more common benign conditions, such as constipation or irritable bowel.
Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer may include:Abdominal bloating or swelling, Quickly feeling full when eating, Weight loss, Discomfort in the pelvis area, Changes in bowel habits, such as constipation,A frequent need to urinate
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
ALUMEN 30-Cancer of the ovary with obstinate constipation
ARSENIC ALB 30--Burning rensive pain in ovaries, better by hot application. Restlessness. Thirst for small quantities of water at short intervals
BARYTA IODATA 3X- A remedy for cancerous tumors of the ovaries
CONIUM MACULATUM 30- Ovary enlarged and indurated. Cutting pain in ovaries and uterus. Scanty menstruation
LACHESIS 200- In the cancer of ovary , when there is induration and pain extending from left to the right ovary. Pains go on increasing until relieved by flow of blood from the vagina. This condition happens again and again. Its acts on both the ovaries
KALI BROM 30- Cystic tumors of the ovaries with increased sexual desire
OOPHORINUM 3X- Suffering following removal of the uvaries surgically