THE FACTS
An estimated 3,100 Canadian women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer per year.*
An estimated 1,950 will die from it.
Ovarian cancer is the 5th most common cancer for women and is the most serious women's cancer.*
Ovarian cancer is a serious disease with no early detection test. Most women are unfortunately diagnosed in the later stages of the disease and 60% of them will not survive past four years.
Even though the statistics surrounding the disease are bleak, the good news is that when it is diagnosed in the earliest stages, the long-term survival rate is 90%. Education and awareness are the best tools we have for improving survival by alerting women to the signs and symptoms of the disease.
*Source: ovariancanada.org
THE SYMPTOMS
Vague but persistent gas, nausea, indigestion, constipation, or diarrhea
Abdominal bloating, feeling of fullness, or pain
Frequent urination or urgent urination
Menstrual disorders, pain during intercourse
Fatigue, backaches
Weight gain or loss
Abdominal distension
THE RISKS
Personal or family history of breast, ovarian, endometrial, prostate, or colon cancer
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or syndrome
Increasing age
Unexplained infertility, no pregnancies, and no history of birth control pill usage
Use of high-dose estrogen for long periods without progesterone
North American or Northern European heritage and/or Ashkenazi Jewish population
Living in an industrialized country
Take action if any symptom lasts more than 2 weeks!
Screen for ovarian cancer includes a combination pelvic/rectal exam, a CA-125 blood test and a transvaginal sonogram.
Pap smears DO NOT detect ovarian cancer.
THE RESOURCES
Translational Ovarian Cancer Research Group
London Health Sciences Foundation
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