Summary
Ovarian cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women, has been called the silent killer because the majority of cases are not diagnosed until an advanced stage, when the disease has spread and the outlook is poor.
If it's treated early, the outlook is very good. Confusingly, however, the symptoms that occur at an early stage (which are still being intensively researched) tend to be very common problems, which affect many women at some point, and are not all gynaecological in nature. Last March I gave a list of these early warnings and some months later I received an email from a reader thanking me for alerting her. The information had, she said, possibly saved her life because she went to the doctor, was diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer and successfully treated.See the full content of this document
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Ovarian Cancer: The Signs to Look for ; Health Notes
So, to mark this year's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, here are the symptoms to take note of.
Remember that, as Professor Ian Jacobs, director of University College London ...See the full content of this document
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