Types of Ovarian Cancer
Epithelial tumors, stromal tumors, and germ cell tumors are the different types of ovarian cancer.
Kristina Rua, Patient Nurse Navigator with Miami Cancer Institute, explains the epithelial tumor is the tumor that comes from the actual outer portion of the ovary, and it is the big majority of the of ovarian cancers. "85% to 90% of tumors are epithelial tumors and they are also the most aggressive, unfortunately."