Most women know the drill when it comes to screening for breast cancer and skin cancer, but many are unaware of the protocol and risk for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women.  This equates to about 250,000 women newly diagnosed annually, and 140,000 annual deaths from ovarian cancer.  Although ovarian cancer can occur at any age, women above the age of 60 are at higher risk.  Statistically, about half of diagnoses occur in women 63 years old and above. When diagnosis occurs in younger women, the cases are often more aggressive.