Could a pelvic and abdominal symptom index assist in early detection of ovarian cancer?
Wendy R Brewster
Correspondence Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, Irvine, Suite 260, Building 56, 101 The City Drive South, Irvine, Orange County, CA 92868, USA
Email wrbrewst@uci.edu
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Not infrequently, women with advanced ovarian cancer present with a constellation of symptoms including bloating, increasing abdominal girth, early satiety, fatigue, changes in bowel or urinary habits, pelvic pressure and pain. The delay in evaluation for ovarian cancer is presumed to be related to the fact that the symptoms are not specific—similar complaints are reported for other diseases.1
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