Ovarian Cancers are hard to detect as many symptoms can be correlated to symptoms of other diseases.Only 19% women get detected with Ovarian Cancer before it attacks on other body parts. It is ranked to be the 8th most highly occurring cancers among women and 5th most deadly cancer in the world. Here are some lesser known facts about Ovarian Cancer...
1. Every woman is at a higher
risk of having an ovarian cancer with the harmful gene mutation of the BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes and estimation is 15-40% in cases of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation.
2. A family history of
ovarian or breast cancer make women more prone to ovarian cancer. Surgical
removal of ovaries and Fallopian tubes help women to combat the higher risk of
this deadly disease.
4.A Pap Smear Test (Cervical
Smear Test) does not detect Ovarian Cancer as it is one of the myths among
women for detection of Ovarian Cancer.
5.The survival rate is
higher approximately 93%-95% in a 5 year tenure or more, in cases of early
diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
6. A research indicates that
ovarian cancer is one of the rarest cancers of all the reproductive cancers
affecting women and the count in detecting this rarest disease in a woman’s
lifetime is 1 in 72 women.
7. Survival rate of women in
the 5 year term is overall 43.7% and survival factor varies as per the
stage/level of cancer spread in the body.
8. Risk factors causing
ovarian cancer are Family History, Age, Non-childbearing, Personal history,
Obesity, Talc, Fertility Drugs, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) after
menopause.
9. Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
are as mentioned below and women need to be careful in detection of early symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment.
10. The risk involved in
getting this cancer and dying from it is one in 95.
11. Research shows that Genetic
Link causing ovarian cancer in women is not clear and estimates figure out to
be 85-90%.
12. A first degree relative (Mother,
Daughter, Sister) suffering from ovarian cancer increases the risk 3 times for
the women to develop ovarian cancer.
13. An estimation of 21% is
detected for ovarian cancer in women in UK relating to HRT, smoking,
occupational exposures and other lifestyle factors.
14. Detection of ovarian
cancers through screening tests has not been successful at all occasions. However
doctors still follow standard procedures like pelvic exams, Trans-vaginal Ultrasound,
CA-125 assay, Barium enema, CAT scan, Biopsy etc.
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