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Ovarian Cancer
Knowing the early symptoms of ovarian cancer may limit disease spread
November 24th, 2005
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women. It causes more deaths than all other cancers of the female reproductive system combined. Your risk of ovarian cancer increases with age, peaking in your early 70s. Having had breast cancer or having a family history of breast or ovarian cancer puts you at increased risk. Until recently, doctors thought that early-stage ovarian cancer rarely produced symptoms. But evidence has shown that some women have signs and symptoms before the disease has spread. The symptoms of ovarian cancer tend to mimic those of other conditions, including digestive and urinary disorders. The key is...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-24)
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