Medicine and Health Sciences Commons^™

Contraception Methods And Varying Ovarian Cancer Risk, Caroline Veltri

D.U.Quark

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common, yet deadly, cancers women face. There are multiple ways it can be treated, such as hysterectomy, cytoreductive surgery, and/or chemotherapy, depending on the grade of the cancer. Important risk factors to note are genetics, talc usage, endometriosis, obesity, gene mutations, and cigarette smoking. Non-oral, long-acting contraception (LARC), such as IUDs (intrauterine device) and implants, are the most effective methods of pregnancy prevention. It is uncertain that they can protect against OC like oral contraceptives can. If LARCs can be proven useful in preventing OC, the mortality rate of OC will decrease, …