About ovarian cancer know little, both practitioners and patients

A new study found low alertness and awareness of ovarian cancer in 44 countries. It is noted that this problem is very high, given that in the early stages of the disease is well treated.

Women’s responses to the questions also showed that knowledge of their doctors about the problem is also insufficient. Many noted that the diagnosis took a long time, their long is not sent to the correct person.

According to who estimates, this year ovarian cancer will occur in approximately 300 000 women. Indicates that the largest number of patients in China, followed by India. The United States and Russia.

The authors of the world coalition of ovarian cancer (World Ovarian Cancer Coalition) interviewed 1531 women online diagnosed with this disease. Two thirds of them did not know ovarian cancer or heard about the disease, but knew nothing about her. According to Brazilian statistics, 86% of women know about the disease little or nothing.

At the beginning of the disease is very often no recognizable symptoms. Most of them are too General, for example, bloating, indigestion, nausea, vague abdominal pain, weakness. Less than half of the women participating in the survey, sought medical assistance within one month after the onset of symptoms. One out of six women has been inactive for six months.

Risk factor history is family history, but only one out of five women with the characteristic analysis was genetic testing. 57% of women received the diagnosis of stage 3 or 4 cancer.

Author study design Frances Reid (Frances Reid) said that the survey involved more young women who know more about the disease. This suggests that the results reflect a relatively optimistic picture.

The average time from first symptoms to diagnosis was 31 week, in more affluent countries for a couple of weeks less. Praise from the experts has not received any one country.

Ukrainian Andrei