Abstract
Treating ovarian cancer is a major challenge often hindered by late diagnosis, tumour recurrence and resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Recent findings from research studies of symptoms have for the first time provided a solid platform for establishing a symptoms awareness campaign. This gives hope to many that in the future women will benefit from prompt diagnosis, and improved five-year survival rates.
MeSH terms
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Delayed Diagnosis
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Diagnostic Errors
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Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
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Early Detection of Cancer / nursing
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Female
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Health Education
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Humans
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Mass Screening / methods*
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Mass Screening / nursing
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Medical History Taking
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Neoplasm Staging
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Nurse Clinicians
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Nurse's Role
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Oncology Nursing
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Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Ovarian Neoplasms / etiology
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Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Factors
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Risk Reduction Behavior
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Survival Rate
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United Kingdom / epidemiology
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Women / education*