Risks, Triggers, and Protective Factors Related to the Expression of Ovarian Cancer

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Risks, Triggers, and Protective Factors Related to the Expression of Ovarian Cancer

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Sandra K. Cesario, PhD, RNC, FAAN , College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX

Discipline: Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the incidence and trends of the various types of ovarian cancers
  • Discuss risk and protective factors impacting the development of ovarian cancer
  • Apply study findings to specific patient populations

    • Submission Description:
    Ovarian cancer is a multifaceted disease with expression dependent upon accumulated risk factors over a lifetime. Until a reliable and valid general population screening test becomes available, it is essential that women are made aware of hereditary and lifestyle characteristics that increase their predisposition to ovarian cancer. Those at highest risk can be followed more closely with the goal of diagnosing ovarian cancer at an earlier stage when it is more easilty treated.

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