What Is Ovarian Cancer?

What Is Ovarian Cancer? (1:07)

Ovarian cancer is called the silent killer because there are no early symptoms. In this video, Lynn Kowalski, MD, gynecologic oncologist at MountainView Hospital, says that ovarian cancer is usually genetic so family history is important.

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