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Most women are not able to name one symptom of ovarian cancer, the most deadly gynaecological cancer in the UK. Almost six out of 10 women, including those at higher risk, were unable to recall any of the 10 symptoms of the disease, according to new research.
The disease is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths in women and experts fear the lack of awareness may contribute to low survival rates in the UK compared with elsewhere.
Symptoms include persistent bloating, pain in the abdomen, back or pelvis, and fatigue. No screening service is available for the cancer and five-year relative survival rates, at 36 per cent, are among the lowest of the 21 most common cancers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...nt-of-symptoms-of-ovarian-cancer-8660462.html
The disease is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths in women and experts fear the lack of awareness may contribute to low survival rates in the UK compared with elsewhere.
Symptoms include persistent bloating, pain in the abdomen, back or pelvis, and fatigue. No screening service is available for the cancer and five-year relative survival rates, at 36 per cent, are among the lowest of the 21 most common cancers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...nt-of-symptoms-of-ovarian-cancer-8660462.html