Bloating, fullness: Unfortunately, ovarian cancer often causes vague symptoms which are often mild so the patient is not brought to medical attention until the cancer is advanced. Some symptoms can include bloating, changes in urinary or bowel habits, a feeling of fullness, and increased abdominal size. These symptoms are often present daily.
Answered 9/25/2012
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Ovarian cancer: Symptoms can be nonspecific such as bloating, pain, changes in bowel or bladder habits or just fullness.
Answered 10/15/2016
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Or none: One of the reasons that ovarian cancer has such a poor prognosis overall is that it usually does not cause symptoms and thus is not found until it has become fairly advanced and more difficult to treat. While it can cause vague spyoma as described most cases are asymptomatic until its had a chance to progress. If you have a concern or are at high risk genetically, talk to your md about screening.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Bloating, fullness: Unfortunately, ovarian cancer often causes vague symptoms which are often mild so the patient is not brought to medical attention until the cancer is advanced. Some symptoms can include bloating, changes in urinary or bowel habits, a feeling of fullness, and increased abdominal size. These symptoms are often present daily.
Answered 4/16/2016
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None specific : There are no specific symptoms, especially of early disease. Common symptoms are vague abdominal discomfort, bloating, change in bowel and urinary habit, abdominal swelling and in late stages, weakness etc. See the site below for more info. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ovarian-cancer/ds00293.
Answered 9/28/2019
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Non specific: Symptoms of ovarian cancer are not specific. They often mimic other common conditions. These may include: abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating, pelvic discomfort or pain, persistent indigestion, gas or nausea, changes in bowel habits, such as constipation, changes in bladder habits, including a frequent need to urinate, loss of appetite or quickly feeling full, and low back pain.
Answered 4/8/2013
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Fullness in pelvis: It is a disease most common in post-menopausal women. Most common presenting complaint is a sense of fullness or bloating in the pelvis.
Answered 11/14/2014
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Vague: Early ovarian cancer has only vague abdominal symptoms. Advanced cancers cause swelling of abdomen due to peritoneal involvement and fluid accummulation. There are also the usual symtoms of cancer, i.e., weight loss, weakness, .
Answered 12/24/2014
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Very few initially.: Ovarian cancer is hard to diagnose early due to the lack of symptoms initially and the non-specific symptoms which develop as the disease progresses. In general, symptoms can range from bloating, increasing abdominal size, nausea, decreased appetite, weight loss and pain.
Answered 3/7/2013
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Abdominal swelling..: Symptoms of ovarian cancer are not specific and may include: abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating pelvic discomfort / pain persistent indigestion, gas or nausea changes in bowel habits, such as constipation changes in bladder habits loss of appetite or quickly feeling full increased abdominal girth or clothes fitting tighter around your waist lack of energy low back pain.
Answered 4/20/2013
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Often none: One of the reasons that ovarian cancer has such a poor prognosis overall is that it usually does not cause symptoms and thus is not found until it has become fairly advanced and more difficult to treat. While it can cause vague spyoma as described most cases are asymptomatic until its had a chance to progress. If you have a concern or are at high risk genetically, talk to your md about screening.
Answered 2/9/2015
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Varies / nonspecific: Symptoms of ovarian cancer are not specific and may include: abdominal pressure / fullness / bloating, pelvic discomfort / pain, persistent indigestion / gas / nausea, changes in bowel habits (such as constipation), changes in bladder habits, loss of appetite or quickly feeling full, increased abdominal girth or clothes fitting tighter around your waist, lack of energy, and low back pain.
Answered 4/12/2020
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None: Ovarian cancer do not HAV any symptoms in the early curable stage , a very compelling reason woman should have gyn check ups after 40 yr and early in risk group
Answered 6/10/2014
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Ovarian cancer: Symptoms include bloating, pelvic pain, urinary urgency, and early satiety. Studies have found that symptoms occur in early stages in many women, but they are nonspecific.
Answered 7/12/2013
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Initially asymptomat: The classic epitherlia ovarian cancer is aymptomatic until metastasis occurs. The primary site of spread is to omentum due to high TGF-B. This allows vascular permeability factor to produce extensive ascites and when spread to uterus occurs then vaginal bleeding may be seen
Answered 3/17/2015
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