Thursday, September 6, 2012

OC Awareness Month #6 - The Numbers

R estimated number of new cases of ovarian cancer in 2012:

22,280

The estimated number of deaths due to ovarian cancer in 2012:

15,550

National source:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ovarian

The estimated number of women diagnosed each year in NJ with ovarian cancer:

715 

The estimated number of women who will die in NJ due to ovarian cancer is :

515

NJ sources
http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/incidencerates/index.php?stateFIPS=34&cancer=061&race=00&age=001&type=incd&sortVariableName=rate&sortOrder=default
http://www.nj.gov/health/ccp/ccc_plan/chapter_7_gynecologic_cancer.shtml

Relative five-year survival rates ( the number of women who live at least  5 years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer compared to others the same age who do not have cancer)
Stage I  89%
Stage II 66%
Stage III 35%
Stage IV 18%

Source : http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/OvarianCancer/OverviewGuide/ovarian-cancer-overview-survival-rates

There are not as many women diagnosed with ovarian cancer as are diagnosed with  breast cancer but that does not mean we should not advocate to find a cure, to continue to develop a detection/ screening  test and to support research to develop better treatments for this disease.

Dee
Every Day is a Blessing

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