What are the dangers of ovarian cancer in middle age

Ovarian cancer is a gynecological disease that seriously harms women's health. After contracting the disease, patients are in great pain. We need to take it seriously and conduct timely examinations and treatments. In clinical practice, the treatment of ovarian cancer is mainly based on surgery, supplemented by radiotherapy, chemotherapy and important methods of conditioning. So what are the hazards of ovarian cancer in clinical practice?

1. Seriously affect women’s daily life.

Symptoms of ovarian cancer include abdominal pain, back pain or sciatica. In addition, as the tumor grows, the tumor may compress the bladder, causing symptoms such as frequent urination and difficulty urinating. If the tumor compresses the rectum, it will cause difficulty in defecation. If it compresses the gastrointestinal tract, it will cause digestive tract symptoms. Either symptom will seriously affect women's daily life.

2. Cause tumor malignancy.

The early symptoms of ovarian cancer are not obvious. If it is not discovered in time, the tumor will gradually grow and may become malignant. Therefore, some experts say that regular gynecological examinations once a year are very necessary for adult women. Not only can the disease be discovered in advance, but also early treatment can be carried out.

3. Shorten women’s lifespan

Ovarian cancer causes a lot of deaths, ranking first among all kinds of gynecological tumors, and poses a serious threat to women's lives. According to current clinical data statistics at home and abroad, the five-year survival rate of ovarian cancer is only 25% to 30%.

Ovarian cancer is becoming more and more common. According to Phoenix.com, about 1.4 percent of women will suffer from the disease. However, if it is detected early, 90 percent of patients can survive; if it is detected late, the cancer cells spread to the ovaries, and the survival rate is as low as 30 percent.

Through the above, we have learned about the clinical hazards of ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor. It is difficult for patients to detect it in the early stage. Generally, after the symptoms appear, the disease has reached the middle and late stages, which makes effective treatment very difficult. While we are treating it, we also bring a heavy economic burden to the patient's family, so we need to pay more attention to our own health.