Ovarian cancer detection delayed

Up to 40% of ovarian cancer victims had seen their doctors with symptomatic complaints of abdominal bloating, swelling and pain in their pelvis prior to being diagnosed. However, many physicians did not associate their symptoms with ovarian cancer, leading to a delayed diagnosis. Blood tests and imaging are the diagnostic tests used, but do not detect all cases, and by the time the diagnosis is made the cancer has often spread.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Reuters

Related Disease Topics:

• Ovarian cancer
• Cancer

Related Symptom Topics:

• Abdominal bloating
• Abdominal swelling
• Pain in their pelvis

Article Source Details

About: Ovarian cancer detection delayed

Date: 24 August 2005

Source: Reuters

URL: http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2005/8/24/health/11842165&sec=health

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and ovarian cancer
• Undiagnosed and abdominal bloating
• Undiagnosed and abdominal swelling
• Undiagnosed and pelvic pain
• Undiagnosed and pelvic imaging
• Undiagnosed and blood tests
• Undiagnosed and CA-125
• Undiagnosed and metastatic cancer
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and ovarian cancer
• Diagnosis and abdominal bloating
• Diagnosis and abdominal swelling
• Diagnosis and pelvic pain
• Diagnosis and pelvic imaging
• Diagnosis and blood tests
• Diagnosis and CA-125
• Diagnosis and metastatic cancer

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