Ovarian cancer happens when normal cells in the ovary change into abnormal cells and grow out of control. X Ovarian cancer occurs most often in women ages 50 to 65, but can happen at any age. Sometimes ovarian cancer runs in families. X Symptoms of ovarian cancer can include: - Your stomach getting bigger or feeling bloated - Stomach pain - Feeling full or having trouble eating - Needing to urinate often or feeling like you suddenly need to urinate urgently X These symptoms are common, and in many cases are caused by conditions that are not ovarian cancer. But if you start having these symptoms and they continue for more than a day or 2, you should let your doctor or nurse know. X Many people have no symptoms of ovarian cancer, but learn they have it when a growth is found in or near one of their ovaries. X This sometimes happens during a pelvic exam or an imaging test, like an ultrasound, that was done for another reason. If this happens, your doctor or nurse might then do more tests...