Abdominal or pelvic pain
Abdominal bloating
Difficulty eating / loss of appetite
Feeling full after eating a small amount of food (early satiety)
Urinary output or frequency
You may also experience:
Fatigue
Abdominal cramps
Back pain
Painful sex
Constipation
Changes in periods such as heavy bleeding or irregularity
Abdominal tumors occur during weight loss
Risk factors for ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, but a woman’s lifetime risk remains relatively low, according to the American Cancer Society. In the United States, less than 1% of women without a family history or additional risk factors are diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer usually occurs in postmenopausal women and increases with age. Half of all ovarian cancers occur in women age 63 and older, and the disease affects white women more than black women.
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