Ovarian Cancer Awareness

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, more than 20,000 women are diagnosed with the cancer, and while there is still no reliable way to catch it early, there has been advancement in the study of the disease. Dr. Beth Jelinek with UPMC Western Maryland said that a simple surgery could significantly cut risk…

 

“Removing the fallopian tubes. And that could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by up to 70%.”

There are no specific signs of ovarian cancer, but there are things a woman should look out for and talk with her doctor about…

“Abdominal pain, bloating of the abdomen, feeling full after eating very little, weight loss, sometimes vaginal bleeding in a post-menopausal woman.”