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Fast Facts - Ovarian cancer

South Australian Statistics 
  • 96 South Australian women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2006.
     
  • 63 South Australian women died of the disease in 2006.
 
Australian Statistics 

  • 1,205 Australian women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005. 

  • 885 Australian women died from ovarian cancer in 2005. 

  • One in 120 Australian women will develop ovarian cancer by the age of 75. 

  • Around 5-10 per cent that are thought to have a genetic connection. 

  • Around 75 per cent of women with ovarian cancer already have advanced cancer by the time they are diagnosed. 

  • The proportion of women with ovarian cancer surviving five years after diagnosis is 36 per cent (in SA). The difficulty in detection is a major factor in the high mortality. Ovarian cancer has the least favourable outcomes of any of the female specific cancers.
  • Risk factors for ovarian cancer include: 
 - older age
 - no or few pregnancies 
 - long duration between starting menstruation and menopause 
 - family history of ovarian, breast, colon or uterine cancer 
 - personal history of colon or uterine cancer.



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