Learn how to prevent ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor. Many people do not find out that they have ovarian cancer until the middle or late stages. The main reason is that ovarian cancer is relatively hidden, and some early symptoms are easily ignored. Therefore, the prevention of ovarian cancer is very important. How to prevent ovarian cancer?

1. Women before menarche and after menopause with ovarian tumors should be considered tumors. Women of childbearing age with small adnexal cystic masses that do not shrink after 2 months of observation should be considered tumors. If they increase during the observation period, surgery can be performed at any time.
2. All solid ovarian masses or cysts larger than 6 cm should be removed surgically immediately.
3. When performing pelvic surgery, both ovaries should be carefully checked for lesions. In addition to the indications of ovarian disease itself, for women over 45 years old who need hysterectomy due to uterine disease, it is recommended to remove both adnexa at the same time.
4. Pelvic inflammatory masses, especially those suspected of pelvic tuberculosis or endometriosis, should be explored surgically if treatment is ineffective and tumors cannot be ruled out.