C T Online Desk: One of the most common types of cancer in women is ovarian cancer. Usually women in their fifties are affected by this cancer. The number of ovarian cancer patients is increasing in Bangladesh. According to international organizations, 15 to 20 percent of women can be infected with the disease due to genetic factors. Women are also more likely to develop ovarian cancer for any reason that is isolated.
This information was given by the speakers at a scientific seminar of the Chittagong branch of the Obstetric and Gynecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), an organization of obstetricians and gynecologists.
Keynote speaker at the seminar was Dr. Krishna Kumar, Gynecological Oncologist, Rahul Roy Chowdhury. Amri Hospital, Kolkata,