When it comes to malignant tumors with high incidence in women, everyone can think of breast cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and the like!
As everyone knows, in the malignant tumors of female reproductive organs, although the incidence rate of one cancer is lower than that of cervical cancer and endometrial cancer, its mortality rate exceeds these two categories, ranking first in gynecological cancer, which is the biggest hidden danger that seriously threatens women's health.
And this malignant tumor is the legend: ovarian cancer!
Ovarian cancer, as the name suggests, it is a malignant tumor that appears in the epithelial tissue of the ovaries, in mainland clinical practice, nearly 90 to 95% of ovarian cancer is primary cancer, so the ovarian cancer referred to here is primary ovarian cancer.
Relevant data surveys show that less than 30% of all ovarian cancer patients in the mainland are limited to the ovaries when the disease is found.
More than 70% of the remaining ovarian cancer patients have spread and metastasized. This is so because ovarian cancer lacks symptoms in the early stages, and even if there are symptoms, they are not specific and typical enough.
Moreover, various examination items are very effective in screening the ovaries, so the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer is quite difficult, nearly 70% of patients are diagnosed with advanced disease, and the late prognosis is extremely poor!
So the question is, what are the symptoms of ovarian cancer, and is there any hope of finding the condition through symptoms?
1. Lower abdominal discomfort: In the initial stage of cancerous ovarian disease, patients basically have no symptoms.
Some patients may inadvertently touch the abdominal mass or find an ovarian mass during a gynecological double examination.
However, some ovarian cancer patients often experience discomfort in the lower abdomen, such as a feeling of falling and swelling is more common.
Once ovarian cancer has complications, such as pedicle torsion, cancer rupture, infection, etc., the patient may have obvious abdominal pain symptoms;
2, menstrual disorders: the value of the existence of the ovaries is actually two main, the first is to generate and release eggs, the second is the endocrine function, only in the case of these two functions are perfect, the uterine lining can carry out periodic metabolism, women have menstruation.
Once the ovaries become cancerous, especially if both ovaries are invaded by cancer cells and the ovarian function is completely destroyed, patients may have menstrual abnormalities, and the common symptoms are decreased menstruation and prolonged menstrual intervals.
Some patients are affected by cancerous changes, and will gradually develop amenorrhea and have no menstruation at all;
3. Vulvar edema: the blood supply of the ovary itself is quite rich, and there are a large number of venous blood vessels around the ovary.
After the ovaries become cancerous, the cancer cells will proliferate uncontrollably, prompting the continuous growth of cancer.
This will not only cause discomfort in the lower abdomen, but also may compress the venous blood vessels around the patient's pelvis, resulting in normal blood reflux and abnormal lymphatic reflux, so that the patient has symptoms such as vulvar edema and lower limb edema.
In addition to the above three symptoms, ovarian cancer can also be accompanied by a number of other abnormal manifestations, such as after the cancer is embedded in the pelvic cavity, there may be frequent urination, constipation, cancer compression of the diaphragm or chest ascites, and then there will be breathing difficulties, palpitations and other manifestations.
In addition, the cancer enters the terminal stage, and the patient can also have cachexia manifestations, such as fatigue and weight loss, anemia, fever and so on.
All in all, ovarian cancer has multiple symptoms, but its symptoms are indeed not typical, and when obvious symptoms appear, it has entered the middle and advanced stages.
Therefore, high-risk groups of ovarian cancer should not only observe physical changes, but also need to conduct targeted ovarian cancer screening on a regular basis, especially high-risk groups with a family history of ovarian cancer, obesity, and frequent exposure to various chemical and physical substances, and the screening work cannot be ignored.