Did you know the shocking fact that one woman dies of ovarian cancer every two hours in the UK? The disease accounts for 5% of all cancer deaths in women in the UK and each year 7,500 women in the UK will be told they have ovarian cancer – that’s 21 every day.
Rachel Mugnai, lead nurse adviser at Target Ovarian Cancer, said: “Unfortunately, there isn’t enough awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms in the general public. Because of that lack of awareness regarding symptoms, it can sadly be a real struggle to get an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.” Persistent bloating Everyone gets bloated from time to time for a host of reasons, but new and persistent bloating could be a symptom of ovarian cancer.“But persistent bloating could point to ovarian cancer. So it’s not a bloating that comes and goes – it stays and gets progressively worse.” This is because there could be a build-up of fluid within the abdomen, which is also referred to as ascites.
Pelvic or abdominal pain If the tumour grows or spreads, ovarian cancer can cause abdominal or pelvic pain that is persistent over time. “Issues with passing urine is another really common symptom,” said Rachel. “People may feel they need to pass urine more frequently or more urgently or they may have some discomfort around the time of passing urine.”
“Around 18 months before Mum died, she began complaining about being bloated and feeling fatigued. She was always feeling full too, but the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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