Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment: 1  You have early symptoms of pregnancy, such as: 2  Missed periods. 3  Increased urination. 4  Fatigue. 5  Breast tenderness or enlargement. 6  Nausea and vomiting. 7  You have missed more than two menstrual periods in a row.
Surgery is the primary treatment for all types of ovarian cancer. 1  Surgery is used to: 2  accurately stage the disease. 3  completely remove the tumour. 4  remove as much of the tumour as possible (debulking) before using other therapies. 5  lessen pain or ease symptoms (palliative treatment)
Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries â each about the size of an almond â produce eggs (ova) as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and abdomen. At this late stage, ovarian cancer is more difficult to treat and is frequently fatal. Early-stage ovarian cancer, in which the disease is confined to the ovary, is more likely to be treated successfully. Surgery and chemotherapy are generally used to treat ovarian cancer. 1  Symptoms.