Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

A condition in which cells that may become cancer form in the thin layer of tissue that covers an ovary (female reproductive gland in which eggs are made).

Early symptoms are so ordinary, bloating and pelvic discomfort among them, that the disease is usually advanced when found.

A cancer vaccine comprised of synthetic peptides corresponding to naturally-occurring peptides derived from ovarian cancer cell antigens.

Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary.

An abnormal mass of tissue that forms in germ (egg) cells in the ovary (female reproductive gland in which the eggs are formed).

Surgery, radiation therapy, or a drug treatment to stop the functioning of the ovaries.

One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed.

(Other name for: autologous dinitrophenyl-modified ovarian cancer vaccine)

Checking one organ for one kind of change, it is not a test for infections, for ovarian cancer, or for general gynecological health.

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

One of the most effective cancer screening tests ever introduced, it finds changes long before they could become cancer, when they are simplest to remove.

An aggressive cancer that usually affects the uterus/endometrium, peritoneum, or ovary.

Surgery to remove the uterus, but not the cervix.

The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.

Surgery to remove part of one ovary or part of both ovaries.

Surgery to remove most, but not all, of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).

Surgery to remove an affected area of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) along with a small amount of surrounding…

A type of radiation therapy given only to the part of the breast that has cancer in it.

A chemotherapy combination used to treat endometrial, ovarian, head and neck cancers, and non-small cell lung cancer that has spread.

A mixture of eight herbs that has been sold as a dietary supplement and promoted as a way to keep the prostate healthy and to treat prostate cancer.