MEDICAL CENTER. IT USED TO BE THOUGHT THAT OVARIAN CANCER HAD NO REAL NOTICEABLE SYMPTOMS, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN RED FLAGS THAT DOCTORS SAY YOU SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR BEAMAN KALPITIYA SAYS HE USUALLY SEES WOMEN BETWEEN THEIR LATE 40S TO MID 60S COME IN WITH OVARIAN CANCER, AND HERE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS, HE SAYS, THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BLOATING, ABDOMINAL OR PELVIC PAIN, CHANGES IN YOUR BATHROOM HABITS, BACK PAIN, APPETITE CHANGES, -- CHANGES AND PAIN DURING SEX. ONE OF THE ONES THAT’S MORE SPECIFIC ALSO IS EARLY SATIETY. SO FEELING FULL AFTER EATING A SMALLER AMOUNT OF FOOD. AND THAT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT’S IT’S NOT A VERY COMMON THING, BUT IT CAN BE KIND OF WRITTEN OFF TO SOMETHING ELSE. SOMETIMES THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH SYMPTOMS OF REFLUX. AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT COMMONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT’S OLDER. DOCTOR SAYS IF YOU’RE HAVING SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS AND THEY’RE NEW OR PERSISTENT, MAKE SURE TO TAKE NOTES AND MENTION
Ovarian cancer is very treatable if caught early, doctor says. Know the symptoms
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Ovarian cancer is very treatable if caught early, but how do women catch something that is not easily found?It used to be thought that ovarian cancer had no real noticeable symptoms. But there are certain red flags that doctors say women need to know.Dr. Beman Khulpateea, a gynecologic oncologist at The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Mercy Medical Center, told Hearst sister station 11 News he usually sees women between their late 40s and mid-60s who report symptoms of ovarian cancer.Khulpateea listed some of the symptoms women should monitor:BloatingAbdominal or pelvic painChanges in bathroom habitsBack painAppetite changesMenstrual changesPain during sex"One of the ones that's more specific is early satiety. So, feeling full after eating a smaller amount of food. And that's one of those things that it's not a very common thing, but it can be kind of written off to something else," Khulpateea told 11 News. "Sometimes, that goes hand in hand with symptoms of reflux, something that commonly happens when older."Khulpateea said anyone who has some of the symptoms that are new or persistent should take notes and mention them to their doctor.
BALTIMORE — Ovarian cancer is very treatable if caught early, but how do women catch something that is not easily found?
It used to be thought that ovarian cancer had no real noticeable symptoms. But there are certain red flags that doctors say women need to know.
Dr. Beman Khulpateea, a gynecologic oncologist at The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Mercy Medical Center, told Hearst sister station 11 News he usually sees women between their late 40s and mid-60s who report symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Khulpateea listed some of the symptoms women should monitor:
- Bloating
- Abdominal or pelvic pain
- Changes in bathroom habits
- Back pain
- Appetite changes
- Menstrual changes
- Pain during sex
"One of the ones that's more specific is early satiety. So, feeling full after eating a smaller amount of food. And that's one of those things that it's not a very common thing, but it can be kind of written off to something else," Khulpateea told 11 News. "Sometimes, that goes hand in hand with symptoms of reflux, something that commonly happens when older."
Khulpateea said anyone who has some of the symptoms that are new or persistent should take notes and mention them to their doctor.
