Raul Tirinescu, Oncology Specialist at M Hospital Bucharest, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day. And as an oncologist, this day hits differently.
Every week I sit across from women who tell me the same thing:
‘I thought it was just bloating. Just stress. Just getting older.’
That’s the cruel nature of ovarian cancer: it whispers before it screams.
By 2040, global cases are projected to rise significantly, alongside a major increase in mortality worldwide.
Yet most women are still diagnosed at an advanced stage, not only because symptoms are vague and nonspecific, but because they are too often dismissed. By themselves. By others. Sometimes, by us.
Here’s what I want every woman and every clinician to remember:
- Persistent bloating is not always ‘just digestion‘
- Pelvic pain that doesn’t go away is not ‘just cramps‘
- Early satiety and urinary urgency deserve a workup
- A Pap smear does not screen for ovarian cancer
There is still no reliable population-wide screening tool for ovarian cancer. Which means awareness remains one of the earliest diagnostic instruments we have.
To every patient fighting this disease: you are seen.
To every colleague: ask one more question. Listen one more minute.
It can make all the difference.”
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