How to detect ovarian cancer early? The appearance of these signals is often due to illness

Ovarian cancer is a familiar disease and a serious gynecological malignancy. We should pay attention to our physical changes and conditions. If there are abnormal manifestations, we must immediately undergo examination and diagnosis.

Symptoms of ovarian cancer

1. Abdominal distension: In the eyes of many people, abdominal distension is a small matter, but long-term persistent abdominal distension should be careful. Abdominal distension can be considered a "red card" warning for ovarian cancer, often occurring before the lower abdominal mass is touched. What is the connection between ovarian cancer and abdominal distension? The tumor itself compresses and expands surrounding ligaments in the abdominal cavity, coupled with the occurrence of ascites, causing patients to often experience abdominal distension. Therefore, women with unexplained abdominal distension, especially menopausal women, should undergo timely gynecological examinations.

2. Abdominal pain: Abdominal distension and abdominal pain do not necessarily coexist, and the occurrence of abdominal pain indicates the deterioration of ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer infiltrates surrounding tissues or adheres to adjacent tissues, compressing nerves can cause abdominal pain, ranging from dull pain to dull pain, and even more severe pain.

3. Lower limb and vulva edema: Lower limb and vulva edema, women must be vigilant. At this point, ovarian cancer should consider the possibility of injury. Ovarian cancer enlargement is fixed in the pelvis, compressing pelvic veins, affecting lymphatic reflux, and causing long-term swelling of the patient's lower limbs and external genitalia.

4. Unknown weight loss: Ovarian cancer grows, ascites forms, mechanical compression of the gastrointestinal tract, reduced patient appetite, and indigestion. In addition, cancer cells consume a large amount of nutrients in the human body, causing patients to become thinner, anemic, and powerless, with a dull complexion.

5. Oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea: Many ovarian cancer patients have no menstrual changes. When normal ovarian tissue is destroyed by cancer cells, the patient's overall condition is poor, with oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea.

6. Sexual hormone disorder: The pathological types of ovarian cancer are complex and varied, and some tumors can secrete estrogen. Due to excessive estrogen production, it can cause precocious puberty, menstrual disorders, or postmenopausal vaginal bleeding. If testicular mother cell carcinoma occurs, excessive androgens will be produced, and women will show signs of masculinization.

Ovarian cancer self examination

Always touch your abdomen and have a sense of purpose in mind.

Frequent touching of one's abdomen to check for lumps is an effective method for early detection of ovarian cancer.

The method of touching is to wake up in the morning, empty urine, lie flat on the bed, bend your legs slightly, and touch one side of your abdomen to the other. If a lump is found to be a hard foreign body, it can be suspected as a tumor. Regardless of whether the lump is large or small, or if there is any pain, you should immediately go to the hospital and have a gynecologist perform pelvic palpation and corresponding examinations, such as combining imaging examinations, to have a clear understanding of your health status.