Signs of ovarian cancer

Until now we've always been told there are no symptoms for ovarian
cancer, but it turns out there are, although not definitive ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/he...?_r=2&adxnnl=1
&oref=slogin&ref=health&adxnnlx=1181765220-yju3z12jr1egi2i+
3P1BlA&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

or

http://tinyurl.com/374p38

(quote)
Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be
symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have the
symptoms for more than a few weeks to see their doctors.

The new advice is the first official recognition that ovarian cancer,
long believed to give no warning until it was far advanced, does cause
symptoms at earlier stages in many women.

The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from
her usual state of health.
(end of quote)

Of course then they go on to say that these are only possibly significant
if they're different from how you normally are, and then they say that
even if you have these symptoms, they don't really know what to do next.
A CA-125 *might* show something, but not necessarily. An ultrasound
*might* show something, but not necessarily. The only way to know for
sure is surgical, with a biopsy. A needle biopsy can't be done because
the tumor might leak cancer cells into the abdomen.

Still, it's good to have at least a pointer that there may be something
wrong. When it's caught early (which is about 15% of the time) ovarian
cancer has a 93% survival rate. At least this way there will be fewer
horror stories of women whose doctors told them they were imagining
things, and belittling them, only to find later that they missed ovarian
cancer.

Chak

--
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget
us.
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"Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns994EB89F53465chakolatehotmailcom@207.115.3 3.102...
> Until now we've always been told there are no symptoms for ovarian
> cancer, but it turns out there are, although not definitive ones.

?? I read of the symptoms (which can also be a lot of things besides
ovarian cancer, besides indicative of really nothing - just transient stuff)
as far back as the 70's, when I was in my 20's. I think the problem has
always been how vague the symptoms can be, not total lack of them.

Cathy


>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/he...?_r=2&adxnnl=1
> &oref=slogin&ref=health&adxnnlx=1181765220-yju3z12jr1egi2i+
> 3P1BlA&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/374p38
>
> (quote)
> Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be
> symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have the
> symptoms for more than a few weeks to see their doctors.
>
> The new advice is the first official recognition that ovarian cancer,
> long believed to give no warning until it was far advanced, does cause
> symptoms at earlier stages in many women.
>
> The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
> difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
> urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
> every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
> gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from
> her usual state of health.
> (end of quote)
>
> Of course then they go on to say that these are only possibly significant
> if they're different from how you normally are, and then they say that
> even if you have these symptoms, they don't really know what to do next.
> A CA-125 *might* show something, but not necessarily. An ultrasound
> *might* show something, but not necessarily. The only way to know for
> sure is surgical, with a biopsy. A needle biopsy can't be done because
> the tumor might leak cancer cells into the abdomen.
>
> Still, it's good to have at least a pointer that there may be something
> wrong. When it's caught early (which is about 15% of the time) ovarian
> cancer has a 93% survival rate. At least this way there will be fewer
> horror stories of women whose doctors told them they were imagining
> things, and belittling them, only to find later that they missed ovarian
> cancer.
>
> Chak
>
> --
> Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget
> us.
> --Henrik Tikkanen
>
>
>

I saw that on the news today..I have already heard of the bloaty feeling but
not the others. As you know I have ovarian cysts. I get the pelvic pain and
urgency to urinate. I just had a Cat-scan and the GYN told me he was sure it
was not cancer because the ovaries don't have the shape of cancerous
ovaries(Like mushrooms) and the inside of the ovaries seem pretty
even...but he still wants me to have Ultra Sounds. One of my fibroid tumors
is a bit low...he was giving me a pelvic and pushed it one area and I jumped
and told him that was tender...he said it was a fibroid. What I found
strange though is, he didn't say anything about the Uterine wall being
thick...but after he left the room his Resident suggested I have another
Uterine Biopsy...I told her I wasn't sure that I could go through another
one..she suggested maybe a D&C..I think she was concerned about the
bleeding. So when I get back to my regular Dr I will talk to her.
Jacquie
"Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns994EB89F53465chakolatehotmailcom@207.115.3 3.102...
> Until now we've always been told there are no symptoms for ovarian
> cancer, but it turns out there are, although not definitive ones.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/he...?_r=2&adxnnl=1
> &oref=slogin&ref=health&adxnnlx=1181765220-yju3z12jr1egi2i+
> 3P1BlA&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/374p38
>
> (quote)
> Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be
> symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have the
> symptoms for more than a few weeks to see their doctors.
>
> The new advice is the first official recognition that ovarian cancer,
> long believed to give no warning until it was far advanced, does cause
> symptoms at earlier stages in many women.
>
> The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
> difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
> urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
> every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
> gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from
> her usual state of health.
> (end of quote)
>
> Of course then they go on to say that these are only possibly significant
> if they're different from how you normally are, and then they say that
> even if you have these symptoms, they don't really know what to do next.
> A CA-125 *might* show something, but not necessarily. An ultrasound
> *might* show something, but not necessarily. The only way to know for
> sure is surgical, with a biopsy. A needle biopsy can't be done because
> the tumor might leak cancer cells into the abdomen.
>
> Still, it's good to have at least a pointer that there may be something
> wrong. When it's caught early (which is about 15% of the time) ovarian
> cancer has a 93% survival rate. At least this way there will be fewer
> horror stories of women whose doctors told them they were imagining
> things, and belittling them, only to find later that they missed ovarian
> cancer.
>
> Chak
>
> --
> Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget
> us.
> --Henrik Tikkanen
>
>
>

Chakolate <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
> difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
> urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
> every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
> gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from
> her usual state of health.

Geeze. Why can't the symptom be blue urine or something. This stuff is
so common . . .

Emma Anne wrote:
> Chakolate <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
>> difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
>> urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
>> every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
>> gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from
>> her usual state of health.
>
> Geeze. Why can't the symptom be blue urine or something. This stuff is
> so common . . .

Exactly!

I've read that another symptom is lower back pain, well, guess what? For
3 weeks now I've had lower back pain. Does this mean I should go to the
doctor? I wish ovarian cancer symptoms were something like *blue urine*!

emma_anne@mac.com (Emma Anne) wrote in
news:1hzp1p0.wp1zfc1i7tmrrN%emma_anne@mac.com:

> Chakolate <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain,
>> difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or
>> urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly
>> every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a
>> gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different
>> from her usual state of health.
>
> Geeze. Why can't the symptom be blue urine or something. This stuff
> is so common . . .

LOL! I know what you mean.

Chak

--
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget
us.
--Henrik Tikkanen