Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Published on Feb 02 2010, in the categories: Uncategorized
Ovarian cancer is an affection lately detected with unspecific symptoms , and a naturally rapid evolution and frequent recurrences after medical treatment. Because of this the ovarian cancer represents one of the prime causes for women’s death. That is why there is a constant public awareness in order to detect this disease on time, in its very early stages.
What are the risk factors?
If a member of your family has it (mother, daughter, sister), the risk of developing a form of ovarian cancer becomes very high. For a small girl born by a mother who will have or had this kind of affliction, the risks are 40 percent to develop it after puberty.
Genetic conciliating seems to be a good idea in cases where women, generation after generation keep developing ovarian or breast cancer. Many of these women after a certain age decide to surgically intervene in order to remove the ovaries or do the ovarectomy surgery. Even with this method, the risk is not 100 percent reduced, but somewhere over 75 percent.
Recent studies have shown that women who use cosmetic powder in order to stay dry in the intimate area have a 60 percent more risk developing ovarian cancer.
Other cosmetic form that encourage the development of cancerous cells are intimate deodorant that can double the existing risk even in healthy genetic-free disposition women.
The research also says that women who have been using birth control pills for five years and keep using, have a lower risk in developing it. It is a time effective result. As long as you keep using, the risk gets smaller and smaller.
Birth and pregnancy is also relevant in fighting against ovarian cancer. Statistics show that mother with three children are not likely to develop this disease, and women with no kids have an approximately 40 percent chases of contacting it.
Breast feeding is also important in reducing the risk because of the special organic substances that consolidate during the first stage after giving birth.
It is said that the best method in detected and being aware of the ovarian cancer is through regular pelvic examinations. Ask you gynecologist about the Papanicolau Tests.
These regular screenings have a limited value. The bimanual exam has also some advantages, mostly because they are fast, easy and have no significant economics strings attached. The operation can verify certain syndromes that can appear, in the post menopause when it is required that every woman with the palpable ovary syndrome, after menopause to be surgically evaluated. This intervention is strictly clinical and bases itself on the fact that the normal, palpable ovary in the pre menopause can develop a tumor after post menopause.
For a better awareness there are biochemical tests and ultrasonograph screenings or TVU, trans vaginal ultrasound that can show abnormalities in the secretion and on the abdominal level and prevent a possible ovarian cancer to develop.
What are the risk factors?
If a member of your family has it (mother, daughter, sister), the risk of developing a form of ovarian cancer becomes very high. For a small girl born by a mother who will have or had this kind of affliction, the risks are 40 percent to develop it after puberty.
Genetic conciliating seems to be a good idea in cases where women, generation after generation keep developing ovarian or breast cancer. Many of these women after a certain age decide to surgically intervene in order to remove the ovaries or do the ovarectomy surgery. Even with this method, the risk is not 100 percent reduced, but somewhere over 75 percent.
Recent studies have shown that women who use cosmetic powder in order to stay dry in the intimate area have a 60 percent more risk developing ovarian cancer.
Other cosmetic form that encourage the development of cancerous cells are intimate deodorant that can double the existing risk even in healthy genetic-free disposition women.
The research also says that women who have been using birth control pills for five years and keep using, have a lower risk in developing it. It is a time effective result. As long as you keep using, the risk gets smaller and smaller.
Birth and pregnancy is also relevant in fighting against ovarian cancer. Statistics show that mother with three children are not likely to develop this disease, and women with no kids have an approximately 40 percent chases of contacting it.
Breast feeding is also important in reducing the risk because of the special organic substances that consolidate during the first stage after giving birth.
It is said that the best method in detected and being aware of the ovarian cancer is through regular pelvic examinations. Ask you gynecologist about the Papanicolau Tests.
These regular screenings have a limited value. The bimanual exam has also some advantages, mostly because they are fast, easy and have no significant economics strings attached. The operation can verify certain syndromes that can appear, in the post menopause when it is required that every woman with the palpable ovary syndrome, after menopause to be surgically evaluated. This intervention is strictly clinical and bases itself on the fact that the normal, palpable ovary in the pre menopause can develop a tumor after post menopause.
For a better awareness there are biochemical tests and ultrasonograph screenings or TVU, trans vaginal ultrasound that can show abnormalities in the secretion and on the abdominal level and prevent a possible ovarian cancer to develop.
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