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Signs & Symptoms
Early detection is critical to long term survival... know the symptoms!
Symptoms to Know
Risk Factors
Hover over the icons below to learn about risk factors often associated with an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
Family History
Having a close relative, such as a mother, sister, aunt, or grandmother, who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer...
Medical History
Having been diagnosed with Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or breast, uterine, or colon cancer...
Gynecologic History
Hormone therapy usage (combination type and years of use) and whether or not you've had a hysterectomy...
Genetics
Having a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, or one associated with Lynch Syndrome...
Age
Being middle aged or older, although diagnosis can be made at any age...
Fertility
Never having given birth or had trouble getting pregnant...
Know The Statistics
Ovarian cancer is 1/10 as common as breast cancer, but three times more lethal, largely because there is no screening test and almost no symptoms until it is very advanced. In fact, 75% of patients present with stage III or IV. She ROCKS exists to change all that.
1 in 78 women
will develop ovarian cancer
Worldwide annually
204,000 cases and 125,000 deaths. The United States annually: 22,000 cases and 14,000 deaths
There is no screening test
A pap test does NOT detect ovarian cancer
3/4 of women with ovarian cancer
were misdiagnosed with IBS, indigestion or urinary tract infections
More than 80%
of women do not know the symptoms
For ovarian cancers detected
and treated in stage I, the five-year survival rate is 92%. However, only 15% of all ovarian cancers are diagnosed at early stage
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