With it being one of the deadliest cancers in women, it's the fifth most common cause of cancer death in women, and remains a conundrum because of how difficult it is to treat. In this article, we will discuss ovarian cancer stages, symptoms, survival rates, and causes, and of course, what you can do for your personal ovarian cancer prevention plan. Ovarian Cancer: Stages, Symptoms, and Survival Rates Early detection is often difficult, with less than 30% of women diagnosed in the early stages of the disease, which is stage I (localized to the ovaries) or stage II (metastasis to the pelvis). A woman's chance of survival is better when it is detected early because the data shows the 10-year survival rate is projected to be 50 - 70% at these early stages. Early detection is key, because the stage III or