Ovarian Cancer Advice Leaflet Available From E-Library

Ovartian cancer is a problem facing some women that often goes missed until it is too late, and it is on the increase.

There are over 5,900 new cases of ovarian cancer in England each year. It causes more than 3,500 deaths in England annually, but this needn’t be the case. Knowing what to look out for saves lives. Most cases of ovarian cancer occur after the menopause.

If you have two or more close relatives, on either your father’s or your mother’s side, who developed ovarian cancer or breast cancer, you may be at higher risk of developing the condition.

The booklet which is now available for downloading from the E-Library Database, goes into detail about spotting the condition and helping to ensure women go to their GPs as early as possible in order to check if the condition they are suffering is in fact ovarian cancer.

The infirmation leaflet advices that your doctor will want to see you if you have had bloating on most days, for 3 weeks or more, and further lists the following as possible symptoms of ovarian cancer:

• Feeling full quickly or loss of appetite
• Pelvic or stomach pain
• Needing to pee urgently or more frequently than normal
• Changes in bowel habit
• Extreme fatigue (feeling very tired)
• Unexplained weight loss.

The information leaflet can be downloaded from the E-Library by using the search word 'ovarian'

Source: Public Health England

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