Ovarian cancer symptoms

Symptoms of ovarian cancer may be confused with symptoms other than low severity of cancer. If symptoms persist for more than a few weeks, or if the ovarian health condition has changed, please consult your doctor for follow-up

If you think there is a pelvic mass, please consult your doctor. Your doctor may feel a lump during medical examination. Then he or she can instruct the ultrasound to determine the size, shape, location and composition of the mass, then you can recommend what you should do, including surveillance or surgery. Learn the details of the symptoms of ovarian cancer by reading "Pelvic pain and ovarian cyst: What does cancer mean?"

Ovarian cysts can not be prevented. However, routine gynecological examination can detect ovarian cysts early. Benign ovarian cysts do not become cancerous. However, the symptoms of ovarian cancer can mimic the symptoms of ovarian cyst. Therefore, it is important to have a doctor's examination and receive a correct diagnosis. For example, some doctors are taking a "wait" approach to ovarian cysts, but your doctor may recommend surgical resection and examination of growth occurring in cysts or postmenopausal ovaries. This is because the risk of developing cancerous cysts or ovarian cancer after menopause is high. However, ovarian cysts do not increase the risk of ovarian cancer. If the cyst is larger than 5 cm in diameter, some doctors will resect the cyst.

More than a third of women have ovarian cysts in their lifetime. Most of these cysts are harmless, but some are caused by ovarian cancer. As these cancers usually do not cause symptoms until the disease spreads to the abdomen or other organs, many women will not be diagnosed until the success rate of treatment is low. Currently, there is no reliable way to determine if ovarian cysts are cancerous without surgery. As a result, many women conducted unnecessary invasive surgery on harmless ovarian cysts.

This year 22,280 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and it is estimated that 14,240 women die. Unfortunately, most women do not know the risks and symptoms of ovarian cancer, and many people understand that they are having problems too late. There is also a general lack of understanding about ovarian cancer and its effects on the body. Ovarian cancer occurs from the ovary and can spread rapidly to other parts of the reproductive system if it is not detected immediately. Epithelial ovarian tumors are the most common type of ovarian tumor. Associated tumors fall into three subgroups: benign epithelial tumors, low-grade tumors (LMP tumors), and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors. Malignant epithelial ovarian tumor is the most common form of ovarian cancer