Introduction – World Ovarian Cancer Day is celebrated every year on May 8 worldwide to spread awareness about the impacts, symptoms, causes, and risk factors of ovarian cancer. This global day concentrates on ovarian cancer awareness, symptoms, early diagnosis, better treatment and care, and support for women, who are suffered from this disease. The main aim of this international day is to raise awareness about ovarian cancer among common people across the world.

Ovarian cancer – It is an uncontrolled growth of cells in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or peritoneum with several symptoms, such as abdominal bloating, wright loss, swelling, pelvic pain, back pain, frequent urination, and many more. Generally, ovarian cancer is treated with chemotherapy, and surgery Early detection of ovarian cancer improves survival rates, but several cases of this cancer are diagnosed at advanced stages. Ovarian cancer may start in ovaries in the female reproductive system where eggs form but sometimes, it is difficult to diagnose or detect this cancer as symptoms may not develop until later stages. This type of cancer mainly occurs in ovaries, which are the part of female reproductive system.

Symptoms – When ovarian cancer first develops, it may not cause any obvious symptoms so it is difficult to early detect. However, there are several symptoms of ovarian cancer are given below –

• Abdominal or Pelvic pain
• Bowel changes, such as constipation or diarrhea
• Back pain
• Weight loss
• Frequent urination
• Vaginal discharge or irregular bleeding

Risk Factors – There are several risk factors of ovarian are given below –

• Family history
• Old Age
• Obesity
• Endometriosis
• Never being pregnant
• Age when menstruation started and ended.

Types of ovarian cancer – There are several types of ovarian cancer, which are discussed below –

• Epithelial ovarian cancer. This type of cancer is the most common, which involves several subtypes, including mucinous carcinoma and serous carcinoma.
• Stromal tumors. These rare tumors, which are commonly diagnosed at an earlier stage as compared with other ovarian cancers.
• Germ cell tumors. it is rare type of ovarian cancers, which may occur at a younger age

Treatment – There are several treatments of ovarian cancer, which are discussed below

• Chemotherapy – are drugs, which may help to kill cancerous cells and may recommended by doctor before or after surgery.
• Surgery – It is the main treatment of ovarian cancer, which involves the removal of reproductive organs and any organ, which has cancer on it to treat this type of cancer.
• Targeted therapy – This treatment of ovarian cancer, which uses drugs or medicines to identify and attack cancer cells on cancerous part of the body.
• Hormone therapy – This type of therapy may help in stopping or reducing the growth of cancer.  Sometimes radiation therapy may use for the treatment of ovarian cancer.