Empower Your Fight Against Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer carries deep complexities, but having choices should not be one of them. Learn about the biology, therapeutic protocols, and how cryopreserving your living tissue expands your precision recovery options.
Talk to a Care SpecialistWhat is Ovarian Cancer?
Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries or the related fallopian tubes and the peritoneum. The ovaries—small, almond-shaped organs on either side of the uterus—produce eggs as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Often referred to as a "silent disease", ovarian cancer usually goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and abdomen. At this late stage, ovarian cancer is significantly more challenging to treat compared to disease confined strictly to the ovary.
What Does Ovarian Cancer Do?
The cancer cells multiply creating tumors that directly interrupt normal female reproductive and digestive functions before rapidly expanding into surrounding spaces.
- Pelvic Discomfort: Persistent bloating, feeling quickly full when eating, and deep pelvic or abdominal pain.
- Rapid Progression: Ovarian cancer easily sheds cells into the peritoneal cavity cavity causing fluid buildup (ascites) and systemic disruption.
- Organ Adherence: Tumors can attach to the bowel or bladder creating severe pain and requiring multifaceted surgical interventions.
Current Treatment Options
Debulking Surgery
Complex surgical operations to remove as much of the tumor as possible. This usually removes massive amounts of live high-value tissue.
Chemotherapy
Administered intravenously or directly into the abdomen (IP chemotherapy), to kill lingering malignant cells and slow disease progress post-surgery.
PARP Inhibitors
Targeted drugs given specifically when the cancer involves certain genetic profiles like BRCA mutations.
Why Bank Your Living Ovarian Tissue?
Ovarian cancer has notably high recurrence rates, meaning the cancer can return and frequently resists the original treatments you received. Standard protocols burn your tissue after surgery, meaning when the disease returns, doctors are guessing. With KernisHealth, your living tissue enables tailored ongoing navigation.
Functional Drug Testing
Subject your live tissue to chemotherapy and modern targeted agents directly in a lab setting to vet efficacy before compromising your immune system.
Advanced Testing Models
Banking enables cutting-edge 3D biological models (organoids), simulating your unique immune responses against the latest immunotherapy drugs.
Clinical Trial Readiness
Retaining your cellular architecture proves crucial for immediate entry and genetic-matching to specialized ongoing clinical trials.
Future-Proofing Your Care
Preserved assets allow you and your care team to continuously pivot and evaluate targeted treatment plans long after your initial surgery.