That may be, but it's an individual situation based on family history, your age, and a lot of variables. Prophylactic surgery certainly could be a recommendation. More than likely that's going to be a recommendation. That's right, but it's rare. During that time, doctors will say you're dealing with a chronic illness.
Recurrence is pretty common.
We developed a new brochure about recurrence, because we were getting a lot of questions on our 1-888 phone line. It's a tool to help you understand some basic treatments or standard treatments. It's designed to help the patient choose and it's got a tool-book to help you go through the information that helps you make treatment decisions. People can order the brochure from our 800 number. Most women think still think if the pap smear comes back OK, then you don't have ovarian cancer.