Small Victories in the War Against Ovarian Cancer
SUNDAY, Oct. 19 — Ovarian cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose, making it one of the most lethal.
The ovaries aren’t easily accessible for examination, unlike a woman’s skin or breast or cervix. And the symptoms that accompany ovarian cancer are vague and can be confused with other less life-threatening conditions.
“A lot of women with ovarian cancer will retrospectively say, ‘Yes, I had these symptoms,’ but the symptoms are vague and can be associated with other illnesses,” said Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecologic cancer for the American Cancer Society.