1 In the median family budget area, Topeka, Kan., a two-parent, two-child family needs $63,364 to secure an adequate but modest living standard. 2  This is well above the 2012 poverty threshold of $23,283 for this family type.
In 2012, ovarian cancer occurred in 239,000 women and resulted in 152,000 deaths worldwide. This makes it, among women, the seventh-most common cancer and the eighth-most common cause of death from cancer. The typical age of diagnosis is 63. Death from ovarian cancer is more common in North America and Europe than in Africa and Asia.
Ovarian Awareness Month: September. O varian cancer is cancer that begins in a woman's ovaries. From the ovaries, it can then spread either to the nearby organs (uterus and pelvis) or through the blood to the lymph nodes. The direct causes of ovarian cancer are unknown, and current research is expanding this field. Long believed to be a 'silent killer,' symptoms of ovarian cancer are becoming more readily known, and include bloating, pelvic pain, urinary problems and loss of hunger.