What are the signs of ovarian cancer

What are the signs of ovarian cancer?

1. Pain in waist and abdomen

Tissues near the ovaries, such as tumor infiltration or adhesion, can easily cause dull pain in the waist and abdomen, which is a common early symptom of ovarian cancer.

2. Abdominal distension

If a woman often feels bloating and loss of appetite, and no gastrointestinal disease is found, she needs to see a gynecologist.

Because ovarian tumors can compress and pull the surrounding ligaments, coupled with the stimulation of ascites, early symptoms of ovarian cancer often include gastrointestinal symptoms.

3. Edema of vulva and lower limbs

As ovarian cancer swells, the pelvic veins become compressed, resulting in poor blood flow and obstruction of lymphatic drainage, leading to edema of the vulva and lower extremities.

4. Oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea

Most ovarian cancer patients experience little change in their menstrual periods. As the cancerous swelling increases, the cancer cells destroy the normal tissue of the ovaries, causing ovarian dysfunction and leading to scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. This is one of the early symptoms of ovarian cancer.

5. Unexplained weight loss

Because ovarian cancer stimulates the formation of fluid accumulation, it can compress the gastrointestinal tract, leading to reduced food intake and indigestion.

Cancer cells consume a large amount of nutrients from the human body, causing the patient to become thinner, paler, and weaker all over.

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor, and many people do not find out that they have ovarian cancer until the middle and late stages. The main reason is that the location of ovarian cancer is relatively hidden, and early symptoms are easily ignored, which seriously threatens women's physical and mental health.