Human Biology
October 2, 2001
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is a disease that develops in a woman's ovary. The cancer can either begin in the ovary or cancerous cells can be spread from other parts of the body. Ovaries are inside the woman's pelvic area. From the beginning of puberty all the way until menopause, the ovaries produce female hormones. The job of these hormones is to regulate the menstrual cycle/menstruation. Ovaries also include eggs which are regulated by the hormones during the cycle. Once an ovarian cell becomes cancerous, it will begin to multiply itself and spread quite rapidly. A tumor on the ovary is created when the cells multiply. It is possible for the tumor to interfere with the functions of the ovary. It can also spread to other areas inside the pelvis by breaking itself off and infecting that area. The cancer cells themselves can also spread by traveling through the bloodstream and therefore infecting several other body parts.
October 2, 2001
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is a disease that develops in a woman's ovary. The cancer can either begin in the ovary or cancerous cells can be spread from other parts of the body. Ovaries are inside the woman's pelvic area. From the beginning of puberty all the way until menopause, the ovaries produce female hormones. The job of these hormones is to regulate the menstrual cycle/menstruation. Ovaries also include eggs which are regulated by the hormones during the cycle. Once an ovarian cell becomes cancerous, it will begin to multiply itself and spread quite rapidly. A tumor on the ovary is created when the cells multiply. It is possible for the tumor to interfere with the functions of the ovary. It can also spread to other areas inside the pelvis by breaking itself off and infecting that area. The cancer cells themselves can also spread by traveling through the bloodstream and therefore infecting several other body parts.
