In more advanced stages of ovarian cancer, the woman may experience intestinal problems, a sensation of fullness and abdominal or pelvic pain. As the cancer progresses, it causes fluid to fill up in the abdomen. Often a woman's first clue that something is wrong is her noticing that her waistline is expanding for unknown reasons, her clothes suddenly become too tight in the waist. A woman's chances of having ovarian cancer may increase if she has never had children, if she has had children at an older age, never taken birth control pills, or having a family history of colon, breast, prostate, lung or ovarian cancers. Treatment of ovarian cancer sometimes requires removal of the ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes.
Chemotherapy is usually the next step after surgery.
Cervical cancer can be easily detected with an annual Pap exam. This is a routine test done in your doctors office. Having sexual intercourse before the age of 20 2. Having numerous sexual partners 4. Like ovarian cancer, cervical cancer rarely has any symptoms in its early stages.