Category: Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer – recognizing its symptoms could help reduce misdiagnosis and late detection
Ovarian cancer has historically been called a “silent killer,” because clinicians thought its symptoms were undetectable. Patients were often diagnosed so late that doctors thought nothing could be done. But there have been many studies over the past 20 years demonstrating that ovarian cancer does have early warning signs.
‘Devastated and sad’ after 36 years of research — early detection of ovarian cancer doesn’t save lives
Of all women’s cancers, ovarian cancer has the lowest survival rate