Another fact is that many cases of ovarian
cancer often take months to diagnose. Almost half of the ovarian cancer
cases take more than three months and a handful take longer than a year
to diagnose. Therefore, it is possible that a number of women have
early warning signs.
The most common early symptom is abdominal swelling and
bloating. Although this is often ignored as being just a little extra
weight. However, not all women will have the same symptoms. Therefore,
it is important to learn about all the possible warning signs so you
can recognize them and get to the doctor before it is too late. Other
early warning signs include: abdominal or pelvic pain, gastrointestinal
symptoms such as gas, vaginal bleeding or discharge, urinary problems,
fatigue, fever, back pain and difficulty breathing.
While a majority of the time these signs will not be a
result of ovarian cancer it is important to have them checked out. This
way if you do have ovarian cancer you can catch it early and have a
better chance of treating it.
