Ovarian cancer symptoms are being ignored, UK charity warns
Women | The Guardian
Despite better awareness, many fail to act on appearance of symptoms such as bloating and swollen tummy
GPs and women are still ignoring key symptoms of ovarian cancer despite better awareness of the disease, a charity has warned, prompting fears that yet more patients will be diagnosed late and “die needlessly”.
Symptoms include frequently having a swollen tummy or feeling bloated; pain or tenderness in the tummy or the pelvis; having no appetite or feeling full quickly after eating, and an urgent need to pee or needing to pee more often, according to the NHS.
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