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What You Need to Know

As science progresses, ovarian cancer treatment options expand and therapies advance. Learn about the treatments in use today, their role in treating the disease, managing chemotherapy side effects, and the complementary therapies that many women find helpful.

Surgery

Most women with ovarian cancer will have surgery at some point during the course of their disease, and each has different goals.

Chemotherapy and side effects

It’s important to understand how chemotherapy works before starting treatment.

Radiation

Less commonly used in the U.S. for ovarian cancer, radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors in other parts of the body.

Caring for the Caregiver – Ryan’s Story

My wife Jenny was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January 2020 after a post-hysterectomy biopsy. She had chosen the hysterectomy out of an abundance of caution due to her family history. Jenny's gynecological oncologist prescribed a six-month course of chemotherapy. At this time, I was in a role at work that required extensive travel, more than 150,000 miles per year. While I…

Lauren Ashley GermanJuly 5, 2022

Complementary Therapies

Also called integrative medicine, these therapies are used with standard medicine as a whole-body approach for fighting disease, reducing stress and side effects.