South Australian Statistics
Australian Statistics
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1205 Australian women were
diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005.
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885 Australian women
died from ovarian cancer in 2005.
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One in 120 Australian
women will develop ovarian cancer by the age of 75.
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Around 5-10 per cent
that are thought to have a genetic connection
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Around 75 per cent of
women with ovarian cancer already have advanced cancer by the time they’re
diagnosed.
- The proportion of
women with ovarian cancer surviving five years after diagnosis is 36 per
cent (in SA). The difficulty in detection is a major factor in the high
mortality. Ovarian cancer has the least favourable outcomes of any of the
female specific cancers.
- Risk factors for
ovarian cancer include;
- older age
- no or few pregnancies
- long duration between
starting menstruation and menopause
- family history of ovarian,
breast, colon or uterine cancer
- personal history of colon
or uterine cancer
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