Ovarian Cancer

The ovaries are primarily composed of three types of cells. Each type of cell has the potential to develop into a different type of tumor:

• Epithelial tumors develop from the cells that cover the ovary's outer surface. The majority of ovarian tumours are epithelial cell tumours.
• Germ cell tumours develop from the cells that produce eggs (ova).
• Stromal tumours develop from structural tissue cells in the ovary, which produce the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

Some of these tumors are non-cancerous and never spread beyond the ovary. Ovarian tumors, whether malignant (cancerous) or borderline (low malignant potential), can spread to other parts of the body and be fatal.

Session Highlights:

• Epidemiology 
• Genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, Metabolomic and transcriptomic profiles and their role in tumor formation
• Metabolism
• Screening & Diagnosis 
• Therapy & Treatments (Immunotherapy and Antibody-based therapeutics)
• Metastasis
• The Immunological aspects in cancer patient