AGE BASED PROGNOSIS FOR EARLY EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the role of the age as a prognostic factor for women with early epithelial ovarian cancer.MATERIAL: The medical records of 254 female patients with ovarian cancer (stage I- II) were investigated. The exploration time was 12 years (2000- 2012). METHODS: We used: Operative method, Descriptive analysis, Correlative analysis, Variation analysis, Graphic analysis, Kaplan – Mayer analysis, Covariate analysis, Chi – square – analysis, Log rank test. RESULTS:The highest overall survival (o. s.) have women 70 years (57% o. s.). Women between 45 and 50 y. o. a. have second poorest overall and progression free survival (p< 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Female patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, stage I - II, younger than 40 years, that are optimally treated, have much better chance to survive (12 times) than the older patients with the same disease (HR = 11.5691, 95% CI, 5.8408 to 22.9154, р <0.01). Women older than 70 years, as well as female between 40 and 50 years of age are at a very high risk for disease specific death (р = 0.0001).