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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for ovarian cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for ovarian cancer is here:incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors (causes).
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The latest statistics available for ovarian cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in females in the UK and it is the second most common gynaecological cancer after uterus.
- In 2010, there were around 7,000 new cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed in the UK, that is around 19 women every day.
- Ovarian cancer is more common in women who have been through the menopause: more than 8 in 10 new cases are diagnosed in women aged 50 years and over.
- Since the mid-1970s, the incidence of ovarian cancer in women aged 65 and over has increased by around 50%.
- In 2008 around 45,000 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Europe (EU-27).
- Worldwide, around 225,000 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2008.
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- Survival from ovarian cancer has almost doubled over the last 30 years.
- Around 43% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer survive the disease for at least five years.
- More than 90% of women diagnosed with the earliest stage ovarian cancer survive their disease for at least five years. This figure is around 5% for those women diagnosed with the most advanced stage disease.
- Ovarian cancer survival rates are higher the earlier the cancer is diagnosed. Women with early stage ovarian cancer have survival rates in excess of 70%.
- Around a third of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are now likely to survive their disease for at least ten years.
- Ovarian cancer survival rates are highest in younger women who are more often diagnosed with early cancer.
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- Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in women in the UK and the most common cause of gynaecological cancer death.
- In 2010, around 4,300 women in the UK died of ovarian cancer, that's around 12 every day.
- Ovarian cancer mortality has remained fairly stable over the last thirty years, and in younger women it has decreased.
- In Europe (EU-27) around 28,900 women died from ovarian cancer in 2008.
- Worldwide, around 140,000 women died from ovarian cancer in 2008.
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- Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
- Women who have not had children have a higher risk of ovarian cancer than women who have given birth.
- Women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for more than five years have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
- Women with endometriosis have a greater than average risk of ovarian cancer.
- Research shows that women who have difficulties conceiving may have a higher risk of ovarian cancer than fertile women.
- The evidence suggests that women who breastfeed their children have a lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who do not. Around 1,200 cases in the UK each year could be avoided if women were able to breastfeed each child for at least 6 months.
- Oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of ovarian cancer and the protective effect persists for many years after stopping the Pill.
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| OVARIAN CANCER STATISTICS | Females | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 7,011 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 17.1 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 4,295 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 9.1 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 72.3% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 42.9% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 35.4% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed ovarian cancer statistics can be found using these links: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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