Why is ovarian cancer a disease of the elderly at a time when the ovaries are inactive already for a long time?
While young women in their teens and twenties can also be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, the majority of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are aged 60 years or older.
Posted in ovarian cancer, demographics, diagnosis; Comments 2 ; Posted 11 years ago
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