Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ovarian Cancer Mortality

Ovarian cancers are the most prevalent cancers with the highest mortality among women. Most women with advanced stages require multimodal therapy, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. The advent of the coronavirus disease in the 2019 has affected the entire system of healthcare delivery in majority of patients suffering from cancer. During these tough times, patients suffering from ovarian cancer face mental trauma, which involves delays in diagnosis and prognosis, surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Instead of in-person visits, tele consultations were performed with a fear of being infected with the pandemic. This review, have prioritized the repercussions of COVID-19 on patients with ovarian cancer, Monitoring of CA125 trend in patients of ovarian cancer with COVID-19 and how COVID-19 affects the rate of mortality in cancer patients.