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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:43 pm

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Ovarian Cancer(Free Handout)

Ovarian Cancer Follow-Up


Continuous follow-up is essential for all ovarian cancer patients. This includes patients whose disease is in remission after treatment. Although most women who develop a recurrence do so within the first 2 years after treatment, ovarian cancer can reappear up to 20 years later.


Most patients are examined by their physicians every 3 months for the first 2 years. Thereafter, follow-up visits may ...Read the full article
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