Ovarian cancer is the result of abnormal cell growth that forms a tumor in the ovaries or fallopian tubes. It is the second most prevalent gynecologic cancer in the United States and is responsible for more deaths than any other cancer affecting the female reproductive system.
In 2024, the American Cancer Society estimated that nearly 20,000 U.S. women would be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and around 13,000 women would die from it. An American woman’s lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer is approximately one in 87, while her risk of dying from it is around one in 130. However, ovarian cancer diagnoses have gradually decreased over the past few decades.
