Thursday, February 9, 2012

Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer

Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:36

Over the age of women, their bodies become vulnerable to various diseases. and many of which can lead to very serious complications.

One of the most terrible is ovarian cancer. It usually occurs in the outer layer of the ovary.
This is second most common disease of gynecologic cancer with 1.5% incidence rate in women.
This disease often referred as ‘silent killer’ because identifying the symptoms of ovarian cancer can be very difficult.

Here are some common symptoms of ovarian cancer that may help you understand how they may have resemble symptoms of other diseases.

Many doctors misdiagnosis of disease because the main symptoms of ovarian cancer are very similar to other diseases, affecting women in the same age.
Some accurate diagnosis of the most common disease are irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and stress. This is because the majority of these diseases does not require physical examination, whereas the cancer often discovered when it’s already spread, which is a negative outcome to the patients.

However, many doctors have developed a method to track symptoms over a period of time to produce more accurate diagnosis.

First, indigestion-like symptoms of ovarian cancer, stomach ache all day and get worse after eating (symptoms of indigestion).
In addition, the pain gradually increased from day to day. The pain may be accompanied by swelling, stomach feel full, or bloating as well.

Second, frequent urination reflexively accompanied with signs of pressure on the bladder. This can lead the patients to use bathroom more often than usual.

Third, pain the pelvic and groin areas.
This is usually the sign that eliminate the diagnosis of gastric disorders and require deep investigation.
The pain would uncomfortable, not like a sudden and intense of pain and will continue throughout the day.
If you suffer from symptoms that refer to ovarian cancer, make an appointment with your doctor immediately.

Confusing?
Don’t worry, you can use below common symptoms to suspects whether you’re likely get ovarian cancer risk or not.
If you, your friends, or close relatives experienced following symptoms, don’t delay to see your doctor immediately.

- Often feel pain in abdomen.
- Increased abdominal size.
- No appetite or difficult to eat.
- Often feel sated.
- Bloating constantly.
- Frequent vomiting and defecation.
- Vaginal bleeding.
- Weight dropped drastically.
- Headaches and often feel tired.

If you are experienced with those symptoms for several days, go immediately make an appointment with a doctor. This can be saved your life.

Researchers are still investigating the root cause of ovarian cancer, and has made significant progress in understanding and isolating individual who at risk.
There are numbers of risk factors, including genetic factor (BRCA1 and BRCA 2 mutation carriers, as well as certain ethnic groups), the use of fertility drugs, and family history.

One of study that make us upset is consuming two or more glasses of milk a day can also increase the likelihood of ovarian cancer, but more research needed to confirm about this.

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