ovarian cancer
female reproductive organ cancer that is located in the ovary
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Summary
ovarian cancer is a class of disease[1]. It draws 9,344 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #230 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: female reproductive organ cancer[3], ovarian neoplasm[4], ovarian disease[5], endocrine gland cancer[6], rare genetic endocrine disease[7], inherited gynecological tumor[8]
- Commons category: Ovarian cancer[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ovarian cancer[10]
- Anatomical location: ovary[11]
- Facet of: women's health[12]
- ICD-9-CM: 183.0[13]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C7431[14]
- Health specialty: oncology[15]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: uracil mustard[16], carboplatin[17], paclitaxel[18], vinorelbine[19], docetaxel[20], altretamine[21], topotecan[22], cisplatin[23], (RS)-cyclophosphamide[24], chlorambucil[25], melphalan[26], leuprolide[27], doxorubicin[28], ifosfamide[29]
- Genetic association: BRIP1[30], ANKLE1[31], SKAP1[32], MUTYH[33], RAD51C[34], RAD51D[35]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_2394[36], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:2394[37], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_213517[38]
Why It Matters
ovarian cancer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]