My belly is swollen like a water frog! Flatulence and constipation are actually the culprits of the “king of gynecological cancer”. Doctor: Don’t ignore the 6 major symptoms | CTWANT | LINE TODAY

Ovarian cancer is one of the common gynecological cancers. It is also the cancer with the highest mortality rate among gynecological cancers. Because the symptoms are not obvious and there are no detection tools, more than 70% of patients are diagnosed in the late stage. Therefore, there is “gynecological cancer”. “King”. In this regard, Wang Leming, an obstetrician and gynecologist, used the example of a family member who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer many years ago to remind women not to underestimate its seriousness if these “six major symptoms” occur.

Wang Leming recently shared in the program “Healthy and Good Life” that many years ago, a female family member of his in her 50s often had symptoms of constipation and bloating. She went to the gastroenterology department for consultation as soon as possible. After taking medicine to relieve the symptoms, the cause could not be found in the end. During the chat, the family member mentioned that her belly had recently become as big as a water frog, and there was a feeling of water ripples when patting her belly, but she didn’t take it seriously until one time when the flatulence was really severe and she went to the doctor for further consultation. The obstetrics and gynecology department just diagnosed her with terminal ovarian cancer. Even with surgery and follow-up treatment, her symptoms failed to improve, and she passed away a year later.

Wang Leming said that there are three major cancers in obstetrics and gynecology, among which cervical cancer is the easiest to detect. However, through smear promotion in recent years, the incidence rate has dropped a lot. Only for ovarian cancer, apart from the lack of screening tools, Also because the ovarian structure is located at the bottom of the pelvic cavity and is only about the size of a little finger. “It has to grow to a certain size to compress the surrounding tissues, and it is not easy to feel pain. By the time it is large enough to feel it, it is usually in the advanced stage.”

Even if the early signs of ovarian cancer are not obvious, Wang Leming pointed out that if symptoms such as abdominal distension and low back pain, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, female hormone disorders, edema of the lower limbs and vulva, and inexplicable weight loss occur, you must pay attention. . As for high-risk groups, he mentioned that those who have not had children or are infertile, those with a history of endometriosis, those who have taken estrogen drugs alone for more than 10 years, those with mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes, those with ovarian tumors or malignant For those with a family history of cancer and women over 50, “50 is the time of menopause, and the ovaries are retiring. You need to be more careful during this period of retirement, because they may be growing.”

Wang Leming said that many female friends would ask, “How to detect ovarian cancer?” In this regard, he called on the possibility of “early detection and early treatment” that can only be achieved through regular examinations and ultrasound tracking.

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