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CANCER TYPE > OVARY > TREATMENT > SURGERYQ&As on this topic
1. I have got to have a hysterectomy as part of my cancer treatment. Will this affect my sex life?
last reviewed: 02.01.2005
2. I had an abdominal operation to remove cancer last year. My surgeon is now saying that I have adhesions. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 11.12.2007
3. I'm 23 and had a cancer of the ovary called a borderline tumour. My ovary has been removed and the surgeon tells me I don't need chemotherapy. Is this right?
last reviewed: 01.02.2007
4. I have just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and my surgeon says it looks advanced and he probably won't be able to remove it all. Is it worth going through the operation if it can't all be removed?
last reviewed: 01.07.2004
6. Can you tell me about surgery to remove the ovaries for women at high risk of ovarian cancer?
last reviewed: 18.10.2006
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.