Ovarian Cancer Death Pain
Co-editor-in-chief, Tracy E. Austin, MD
Wednesday, January 5, 2010 – 19:01
/ Obstetricians Gynecologists OB-GYNs-new-York
Women’s Silent Killer
Cancer is a disease in which cells grow from being a part of the body is defined as illegal. Part of the body where the cancer starts or can be limited, or it can spread (a process called metastasizes).
For American women, ovarian, cancer is the fifth most common cancer. Female reproductive system cancers that attack the main cause of death. About two-thirds of ovarian cancer in women 55 years and older. One quarter of ovarian cancer death in women between 35 and 54 years are used.
Causes
Because ovarian cancer is unknown, because the risk associated with many factors. The strongest risk factors are genetic. A family history of breast or ovarian cancer, breast cancer, personal history, and / or BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in women with ovarian cancer, an increased risk of development.
Born as a protection
Women who conceive their first child, his mother an early age is a risk of developing ovarian cancer is lower. The young age of these women, more children with older age at the end of pregnancy. Women taking low-dose hormonal contraceptives also showed that the protective effect on ovarian cancer. In fact, oral contraceptives used for women with ovarian cancer, 10 years approximately 60% decrease in risk.
Features
Symptoms of ovarian cancer is notoriously inaccurate. He is one of the stomach, gastrointestinal and pelvic area, and the effect of conditions considered. The nature of the symptoms of ovarian cancer is often misdiagnosed because it causes the other situation, your doctor may be able to complete the fault of the symptoms. This seems to be the exception than the rule. Unfortunately, when the cancer is diagnosed, the tumor has spread outside the ovaries are often more important organs. Thus, ovarian, cancer, the “silent killer” is.
Some symptoms of ovarian cancer:
* Swelling and / or less vague abdominal pain,
* Increased abdominal circumference,
* Difficulty swallowing a normal diet, and / or feeling full quickly
* Abnormal menstrual cycles
* Pans or abdominal pain,
* A urinary symptoms (emergency or frequency).
Diagnosis
Tests to help doctors diagnose ovarian cancer can cause a myriad of work. Some of the less invasive tests include:
* Complete blood count (CBC)
Blood Transfusion *
* 125 CA (blood test),
* Quantitative serum HCG (blood pregnancy test is usually called)
* Alpha fetoprotein,
* Belly x-rays/imaging,
* Transvaginal ultrasound or CT of the abdomen.
Finally, a biopsy, surgical removal of individuals from the Belly of the process at a specific diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
Screening for ovarian cancer
As you probably learned in my personal story, a Pap smear does not detect the cancer. In fact, the Pap smear screening test for cervical cancer and ovarian cancer. What is a screening test? They are used to detect the disease in people without symptoms of the disease. For the purpose of screening is to identify the disease early, before the intervention, treatment, and it allows the treatment.
True, there are no specific guidelines for ovarian cancer or tests. However, ovarian, cancer is highly lethal (45% longer than 5 years live metastasis). It is rarely diagnosed in its early stages. Due to these factors, there is what the medical community, ovarian, cancer screening and discussion of the growing amount of research on the implementation.
Projections of cervical pap smears and breast cancer and other gynecological malignancies, respectively, through the Mammography. In fact, if early detection of illness and treatment before the cancer spreads outside the ovary is found, the existence of ovarian cancer is about 94% in 5 years.
Keep vigilant and active
The final screening for ovarian cancer, it is important that all women in active mode with regard to their health. Call for appointment with your provider if you have any symptoms of ovarian cancer, or with any of the above symptoms and a woman aged 40 years, the last time you have a pelvic exam. Women 21 years and over, every year, should have regular pelvic exams. Finally, ovarian, cancer detection and awareness of one’s own body depends on their personal vigilance.
It is active by the courses on your own, away. Women who suffer from some of the above symptoms, see their gynecologist and ask for recommendations from a family doctor should be. This is your opportunity for early diagnosis, which will also improve the brightest in Prognosis.
Ovarian Cancer Death Pain