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May 8th = World Ovarian Cancer Day 2022 #WOCD2022
A thread 🧵 on some points I wish to relay as a Medical Oncologist with subspecialty in GYN oncology and based in fair Ireland 🇮🇪
May 8th = World Ovarian Cancer Day 2022 #WOCD2022
A thread 🧵 on some points I wish to relay as a Medical Oncologist with subspecialty in GYN oncology and based in fair Ireland 🇮🇪
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The most common symptoms of ovarian cancer are the #BEAT symptoms - always get checked out by your GP if you have these or other symptoms that are not resolving
#knowyourbody
The most common symptoms of ovarian cancer are the #BEAT symptoms - always get checked out by your GP if you have these or other symptoms that are not resolving
#knowyourbody
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There is no reliable #screening test for ovarian cancer
❌ Pap smears do not diagnose ovarian cancer
❌ Ca125 is not a reliable test
❌ Pelvic/vaginal USS may miss a diagnosis or overdiagnose a normal cyst
Until we have better screening, symptoms are all we have #BEAT
There is no reliable #screening test for ovarian cancer
❌ Pap smears do not diagnose ovarian cancer
❌ Ca125 is not a reliable test
❌ Pelvic/vaginal USS may miss a diagnosis or overdiagnose a normal cyst
Until we have better screening, symptoms are all we have #BEAT
