Each February Ovarian Cancer Australia runs a national Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month campaign to highlight the symptoms of ovarian cancer and to raise funds for their programs.
The Campaign plays an important role helping Australians recognise the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, knowing their family history and how to help. With no early detection test, it is important that women have this knowledge.
It can be difficult to diagnose ovarian cancer because the symptoms are ones that many women will have from time to time, and they are often symptoms of less serious and more common health problems.
But we do know that ovarian cancer isn’t a silent disease. Women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer report four types of symptoms most frequently:
-Abdominal or pelvic pain.
-Increased abdominal size or persistent abdominal bloating.
-Needing to urinate often or urgently.
-Feeling full after eating a small amount.
If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms mentioned and they are new for you and you have experienced them multiple times during a 4-week period please ring our reception staff and make an appointment with one of our doctors.
