Purpose/Objectives: To explore ovarian cancer survivors' experiences of self-advocacy in symptom management. Research Approach: Descriptive, qualitative. Setting: A public café in an urban setting. Participants: 13 ovarian cancer survivors aged 26-69 years with a mean age of 51.31. Methodologic...

Ovarian cancer remains an uncommon cancer compared to other female malignancies, such as breast, lung, and colon cancer. However, ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among all gynecologic malignancies and the second most prevalent of the reproductive cancers (Siegel, Naishadham, &...

A 57-year-old woman named C. B. began experiencing abdominal pain and bloating. She presented to her primary physician with these symptoms, and her physician palpated an adenexal mass on pelvic examination. That prompted a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis, which demonstrated...