Ovarian cancer is indeed difficult to find symptoms early, because often there are no symptoms in the initial stage. In many cases, patients who come to the doctor with symptoms turned out to be cancer that has spread.
Cancer that is growing some time before causing symptoms. Even when symptoms arrive, it may be vague so that the women are ignored.The cause of ovarian cancer is known to many, but there are some factors that supposedly like certain hormones such as estrogen hormone is said can cause ovarian cancer, then the pattern of certain foods such as using animal fat.
The symptoms that are commonly found on ovarian cancer the stomach is bigger than before, such as stomach discomfort in the stomach, less appetite and stomach be filled, not able to digest, vomiting, and weight decrease. Large tumors may hit the surrounding organs, such as a colon or bladder. Early detection, early detection is the most good in the examination, later reinforced by an examination of ultrasonography (ULTRASOUND) can know the form of morphology than the ovary, and examination of the tumor marker (alert tumor). With the examination of it, the initial stage will be visible and can be taken a diagnosis of possible malignant or not. Primary ovarian cancer treatment is surgery. When found early in the stage 1A and still limited does not spread, still present in one ovary, then operations would be great. The chances of her healing can recover 100 percent.
Prevention
There is no specific prevention efforts that can be done in order to avoid this disease. Attempts to do is figure out this disease early so that treatment does give a good result with minimal complications. Attempt is to do a periodic examination which includes:
1. the Clinical Examination to detect the presence of gynecologic cysts or ovarian enlargement.
2. examination of Ultrasonography (ULTRASOUND) when with Doppler to detect blood flow.
3. examination of alert tumor (tumor marker)
4. CT-Scan/MRI when deemed necessary
Examination of the above highly recommended especially to women who have the risk of ovarian cancer will occur:
1. the woman who first menstruation and menopause earlier slower
2. women who have never or hardly pregnant
3. women with family history of ovarian cancer
4. Women with breast cancer and colon
5. Women not married
