Are You At Risk For Ovarian Cancer? Get Informed
Article provided by the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
Ovarian cancer is a growth of malignant cells that begins in a woman’s ovaries. There is no early detection test or a cure, which makes ovarian cancer the deadliest disease of the female reproductive system. When detected and treated early, the five year survival rate is greater than 90%. However, fewer than 20% of women are diagnosed in the early stages because the symptoms are often overlooked or misdiagnosed. Until there is a detection test, awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms is a woman’s best defense.
Many people do not know that ovarian cancer has symptoms in the majority of women who develop the disease including:
• bloating;
• pelvic and abdominal pain;
• difficulty eating or feeling full quickly; and
• urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency)
Additional symptoms may include fatigue, indigestion, back pain, pain with intercourse, constipation and menstrual irregularities, although these symptoms are found equally in women without the disease. See your doctor, preferably a gynecologist, if you have these symptoms almost daily for more than a few weeks.
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