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Ovarian Cancer Not So Silent
Ovarian cancer has often been called the "silent killer" because it has been thought that women with ovarian cancer usually have no symptoms until it is too late to treat the disease. Also, most women (80-90%) who develop ovarian cancer do not have a family history of the disease. Screening the general population for ovarian cancer (for example, using transvaginal sonography) is not considered cost-effective at this time.
A new study has found that the majority of women with ovarian cancer DO have symptoms prior to their diagnosis. The most common symptoms involved the abdomen and gastrointestinal tract. For example, women had increased abdominal size, bloating, constipation, urinary urgency, and pelvic or abdominal pain. Although similar symptoms were also reported by women in the normal control group, the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer reported symptoms that were more severe, occurred more often, and lasted a longer period of time. [MedicineNet Cancer General]
Posted June 2004 | Permanent Link
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