Ovarian cancer is the most common tumor, but also a malignant tumor with a relatively high degree of malignancy, the prevention of ovarian cancer, has always been a focus of our work, we can often see medical workers to advise everyone to have regular physical examinations, early screening, is to prevent and early detection of ovarian cancer.
What about normal physical examinations, most of us do them, so when should we go for ovarian cancer screening? What is the need to suspect ovarian cancer? Today, let's talk about some of the symptoms and signs of ovarian cancer.
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It is difficult to detect ovarian cancer at an early stage, because most ovarian cancers have no symptoms in the early stage, so many people will not have the awareness of screening. And by the time we have obvious symptoms, most of them are already in an advanced stage.
Although the early symptoms are not obvious, it does not mean that there are no signs, and some symptoms will still give us some hints.
First of all, the ovary is an organ that secretes hormones, once there is a lesion, there will be some hormonal changes, and there will be corresponding symptoms, such as irregular menstruation, decreased menstrual flow, amenorrhea, irregular ** bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge and so on.
Secondly, the location of the ovaries is in our abdomen, and if ovarian cancer occurs, it may affect other organs in the abdominal cavity, resulting in conditions such as abdominal distention, discomfort in the lower abdomen, abdominal pain, low back pain, decreased appetite, and so on.
Another point is that as the tumor continues to grow, some people can feel their own lumps, which usually occurs when the tumor is relatively large.
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As ovarian cancer progresses, various symptoms will appear one after another, and they will become more and more obvious, and the symptoms mentioned above will become more and more severe. However, when we have symptoms that we feel are more obvious, it is usually in the late stage.
It is more common because of the continuous growth of tumors, invasion and compression of surrounding tissues, nausea, vomiting, intestinal obstruction and abnormal stool.
There are also manifestations of nutritional deficiencies due to tumor growth, such as emaciation, fatigue, and anemia.
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During the development of ovarian cancer, there will be some complications, and these complications will have some associated symptoms.
When there is ascites, there will be a rapid increase in abdominal circumference in a short period of time, accompanied by fatigue, weight loss, lower abdominal discomfort, bloating, decreased appetite and other symptoms.
In some patients, the frequency of bowel and bowel movements may increase due to tumor compression.
Patients with pleural effusion may also experience shortness of breath and inability to lie flat.
Fever occurs when there is bleeding or necrosis within the tumor.
When the tumor is torsioned or ruptured, severe abdominal pain may occur.
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Symptoms may vary depending on the histology** of ovarian cancer.
For example, 60% of patients with immature ovarian teratomas will develop ascites, and because of ascites, they will lose their body and lose weight;
The growth rate of yolk sac tumor is relatively fast, the volume is relatively large, and it is easy to rupture the capsule, and the onset is often more acute.
Ovarian malignant sex cord stromal tumors often have endocrine disorders, such as pseudoprecocious puberty in children, postmenopausal bleeding in postmenopausal women, and some will also have androgen secretion and virilization.
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Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor with a relatively high degree of malignancy and a relatively high metastasis rate, with good results in the early stage and a comprehensive approach in the late stage, but the prognosis is also relatively poor. Therefore, prevention and early detection are the focus of ovarian cancer prevention and treatment strategies, and it is recommended that female friends can have regular physical examinations to prevent the occurrence of ovarian cancer.
I'm Hu Fengshan, an oncologist, and that's all for today's sharing.