These are common symptoms of daily life. But they also can be seen in ovarian cancer. This cancer is particularly difficult to treat, because it is frequently diagnosed late in the course of the disease. The American Cancer Society and other organizations have been trying to make both patients and physicians more aware and consider this diagnosis if the classic symptoms are present. A significant percentage of newly diagnosed cancers can be cured.
Cancer is more curable when detected early.
Although some cancers develop completely without symptoms, the disease can be particularly devastating if you ignore symptoms or because do not think that these symptoms might represent cancer. National Cancer Institute Web site. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. New research changes drug and treatment therapies daily. However, as medical science is constantly changing and human error is always possible , the authors, editors, and publisher or any other party involved with the publication of this article do not warrant the information in this article is accurate or complete, nor are they responsible for omissions or errors in the article or for the results of using this information.