Women over 55 who have not reached menopause should be alert to ovarian cancer

Aunt Wen is a retired teacher. She is very elegant and knows how to dress. She is also very good at talking to neighbors. Therefore, everyone in the unit knows her and respects her very much. One day, I went to the supermarket to buy something. I happened to go to the shelf of sanitary products and saw Aunt Wen. I saw that she was buying sanitary napkins. I went home and told my mother-in-law that Aunt Wen was really good to her daughter-in-law and helped her buy sanitary napkins. But my mother-in-law said that her son was not married yet. I asked my mother-in-law how old she was. Was she buying it for herself? No wonder she looked so young. Was she taking medicine? Later, I heard from my mother-in-law that she was 55 years old, but she had not yet reached menopause. My professional habit made me say that if she had not reached menopause at this age, there must be something wrong. Who knew that my mother-in-law was quick-witted and told Aunt Wen about it, so she went for a full-body examination to seek peace of mind. Unexpectedly, she was really diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I have to say that I have a bad mouth.

For a long time, ovarian cancer has been regarded as the "invisible killer" of women. Due to its unclear early symptoms, more than 70% of patients are already in the late stage when diagnosed, and ovarian cancer has mostly spread, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 30%. With the deepening of medical research, some early signs of ovarian cancer have been gradually discovered, such as abdominal swelling, fullness, frequent urination, urgency, nausea, indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, pain during sexual intercourse, fatigue, back pain, amenorrhea, no menstruation after the age of 16, and no menopause after the age of 55. Therefore, if a woman has any of the above symptoms and has lasted for more than two weeks, she should immediately go to the hospital for the corresponding screening to rule out the possibility of ovarian cancer.