Ovarian Cancer Survivors & Stories from Patients
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Ovarian cancer survivors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) have a story to tell. In this section, you will read the personal accounts of ovarian cancer survivors who came to CTCA and found a comprehensive approach to ovarian cancer treatment. Their stories are ones of courage, determination and hope.
What Is Ovarian Cancer?
Ovarian cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary. The ovaries are the pair of female reproductive glands on each side of the uterus in which eggs (called ova) are produced. Ovaries are the main source of a woman’s female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Nearly nine out of 10 ovarian cancers are ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary). Another type of ovarian cancer is malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells). About one in 20 ovarian cancers are germ cell tumors.
Learn more about ovarian cancer and integrative ovarian cancer treatment options available at CTCA.
What Do CTCA Ovarian Cancer Survivors Say?
To learn about what makes CTCA different and how we can help you fight ovarian cancer, read our patients' survival stories. Ovarian cancer survivors will share with you how they first found hope, and then healing, at CTCA.
Karen Nugent
"Everybody cares about me at CTCA... I am especially grateful for Dr. Williams and
Dr. Brown for never giving up on me. Both doctors go out of
their
way to make me feel comfortable. And, they talk to me like I’m their only patient."
Read Karen's Ovarian Cancer Survivor Story
Jan Pederson
“The doctors and staff were helpful, friendly and encouraging. They made my journey easier to go through. CTCA's doctors worked as a team, along with the naturopath and nutritionist, using state-of-the-art technology to fight cancer on all fronts.”
