Ovarian cancer, the most fatal of gynecologic cancer malignancies, is the fifth leading cancer killer of U.S. women. This cancer begins in the ovaries and can spread to other parts of the body very quickly and very quietly. Women have two ovaries; one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries’ responsibility is to produce ova, or eggs, which travel through the fallopian tubes to the uterus. Upon reaching this destination, the eggs may then be fertilized and develop into a fetus. Because ovarian cancer symptoms are often somewhat silent, without detection, this cancer can spread quickly. Overweight, postmenopausal women who have never had hormone therapy are at an increased risk of developing this often fatal cancer and can reduce their risk by following a healthy diet and losing excess weight.