Definition of ovarian
: of, relating to, or involving an ovary
- ovarian cancer
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Her middle name, Joan, is to honor my Aunt Sandra, who passed away 10 years ago from ovarian cancer.
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Other women with ovarian cancer had contacted Smith.
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After a three-and-a-half-year battle with ovarian cancer, Klein is preparing to begin hospice treatment.
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The first study included 29 women who had ovarian cancer that had returned.
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One study linked black tea to a substantially lower risk of ovarian cancer.
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The cause was ovarian cancer, the governor said in a statement.
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However, the test does a poor job of detecting endometrial or ovarian cancer, which together kill about 25,000 women in the United States each year.
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Nancy McFadden, who rose through the ranks in Washington and Sacramento to become Gov. Jerry Brown’s chief of staff during his final two terms in office, died Thursday night following a battle with ovarian cancer at the age of 59.
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