Is ovarian cancer menstruation normal?

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Although ovarian cancer accounts for only 3% of all female cancers, it is a relatively difficult disease to cure, but it is still a terrible enemy of women's health. For a long time, the gynecological circles believe that the risk of ovarian cancer will be reduced if the number of ovulation is reduced. A lot of people can't cure for a long time, not because they can't cure well, but they don't understand it?.

Is ovarian cancer menstruation normal?

First, the initial symptoms of ovarian cancer are often not obvious, and may only show abdominal discomfort and swelling, which are easily ignored by patients and doctors, or misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome. On the other hand, there is no extensive screening for ovarian cancer, and the serological indicators (CA-125 is the most commonly used) that can be used for screening at-risk population are also extremely insufficient. Because of these two factors, many patients can not be detected and treated in the early stage of cancer progression, which makes the overall mortality of ovarian cancer remain high and seriously threatens the life and health of half the sky.

Second, the overall five-year survival rate of ovarian cancer is only 45%. Of course, the five-year survival rate of patients is closely related to the stage of cancer. Take invasive epithelial ovarian cancer as an example, the five-year survival rate can reach 92% in the IA and IB stage where the cancer focus is confined in the ovary. With the development of the stage, the survival rate drops sharply. When the development reaches stage 4, the five-year survival rate of patients is even less than 20%.

Third, from this hypothesis, we can explain the phenomenon that age is a risk factor for ovarian cancer. Also based on this hypothesis, in clinical practice, doctors generally believe that hormonal contraceptives, pregnancy and tubal ligation - the means to stop ovulation - may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. It is also because of this hypothesis that doctors can determine which patients are more likely to suffer from ovarian cancer, which should be paid more attention to.

matters needing attention

This study also shows that the periodicity of ovulation is more closely related to the occurrence of ovarian cancer than the number of ovulations. Therefore, how to carry out further research to explain how periodicity is related to the occurrence of ovarian cancer, and what measures should be taken to effectively reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer from the perspective of periodicity are also issues that clinicians and medical researchers should pay attention to.