Prevalence and Incidence of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer: Rare Disease
Ovarian Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ovarian Cancer, or a subtype of Ovarian Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ovarian Cancer Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Ovarian Cancer:
23,300 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); about 1 in 57 women in the United States (NCI) ... see also overview of Ovarian Cancer.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 11,673 or 0.01% or 23,300 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "23,300 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); about 1 in 57 women in the United States (NCI)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Ovarian Cancer:
23,300 per year,
1,941 per month,
448 per week,
63 per day,
2 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "23,300 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); about 1 in 57 women in the United States (NCI)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Lifetime risk for Ovarian Cancer:
1.4% lifetime risk; 1 in 108 women will develop ovarian cancer during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Incidence statistics for Ovarian Cancer:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Ovarian Cancer:
- 25,580 new cases for ovarian cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 25,580 new female cases for ovarian cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 5,500 women in the UK 2001 (National Statistics, UK Government Census, 2001)
- 2,300 new cases of ovarian cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 12 per 100,000 new cases of ovarian cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 23,300 new cases in women in the US (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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Death statistics for Ovarian Cancer:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Ovarian Cancer:
- 13,900 deaths in women in the US (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 16,090 estimated deaths for ovarian cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 16,090 estimated female deaths for ovarian cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 1,950 deaths from ovarian cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 7 per 100,000 deaths from ovarian cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
- 1.3% of all female deaths was due to ovarian cancer in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- more statistics...»
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Prevalence/Incidence of Ovarian Cancer: Online Medical Books
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Uterine cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Uterine cancer seems linked to several predisposing factors:
❑abnormal uterine bleeding
❑diabetes
❑familial tendency
❑history of uterine polyps or endometrial hyperplasia
❑hypertension
❑low fertility index and anovulation
❑nulliparity
❑obesity
❑uninterrupted estrogen stimulation.
In most cases, uterine cancer is an adenocarcinoma that metastasizes late, usually from the endometrium to the cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and other peritoneal structures. It may spread to distant organs, such as the lungs and the brain, through the blood or the lymphatic system. Lymph node involvement can also occur. Less common are adenoacanthoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, lymphosarcoma, mixed mesodermal tumors (including carcinosarcoma), and leiomyosarcoma.
Uterine cancer usually affects postmenopausal women between ages 50 and 60; it's uncommon between ages 30 and 40 and extremely rare before age 30. Most premenopausal women who develop uterine cancer have a history of anovulatory menstrual cycles or other hormonal imbalance. About 37,000 new cases of uterine cancer are reported annually, with approximately 6,400 deaths predicted for 1999.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Ovarian cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Exactly what causes ovarian cancer isn't known, but the greatest number of cases occurs in the fifth decade of life. However, it can occur during childhood. Other contributing factors include infertility; nulliparity; familial tendency; ovarian dysfunction; irregular menses; and possible exposure to asbestos, talc, and industrial pollutants.
Primary epithelial tumors arise in the ovarian surface epithelium; germ cell tumors, in the ovum itself; and sex cord tumors, in the ovarian stroma. Ovarian tumors spread rapidly intraperitoneally by local extension or surface seeding and, occasionally, through the lymphatics and the bloodstream. Generally, extraperitoneal spread is through the diaphragm into the chest cavity, which may cause pleural effusions. Other metastasis is rare.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.
Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.
Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Ovarian Cancer usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Ovarian Cancer at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Ovarian Cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Ovarian Cancer diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
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