In present days, the number of patients who have ovarian cancer are getting increased noticeably. Ovarian cancer starts developing in the ovaries, but it often remains undetected until it does not spread among the pelvis and abdomen.
Women across the world suffer from different types of ovarian cancer. Let’s check the most common types among these.
- Serous carcinomas are the most common type, and 52% of total patients have this cancer.
- Endometrioid carcinomas are the next type that grows slow. It can cause few symptoms among the patients.
- Mucinous carcinomas are another type of ovarian cancer, but only 6% of women have this cancer.
Sings of ovarian cancer:
In general, ovarian cancer does not occur with lots of symptoms, especially at the early stage. However, once it is spread within the pelvis and abdomen, women start feeling specific symptoms. Common symptoms of ovarian cancer are bloating, abdominal pain, feeling trouble during mealtime, and frequent urination.
Whenever women start feeling those above symptoms, and if she has a family history of ovarian cancer, she must consult a doctor. Apart from those mentioned above, women having ovarian cancer also face the problems like fatigue, back pain, constipation, excessive weight loss, and stomach upset.
Risk factors:
Normally if any woman’s family has a history of ovarian cancer, it is prone to ovarian cancer. In this situation, women inherit mutation of ovarian cancer. Women who have childbearing issues are more likely to suffer from ovarian cancer. Women who have delivered their child before 30 years of age are less likely to have this cancer.
Women who continue taking oral contraceptives are safe from getting affected by ovarian cancer. It has also been noticed that the effect of birth control pills can keep women protected from ovarian cancer for a long time. Ovarian cancer typically develops in women between 50 to 60 years of age.
To learn more about Ovarian Cancer Symptoms, stages, risks factors, prevention, diagnosis etc. For any queries then make an appointment & consult with doctor. Dr. Ashish Pokharkar offers the best Ovarian Cancer treatment in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad PCMC.
