September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Both doctors and survivors say it's important for women to know the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.
– Even eight months later, June Salazar said she can remember everything that happened on Jan. 25, 2023.Doctors diagnosed Salazar with Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the ovaries for every one in 78 women.September marks Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Salazar said she wants more women to be on the alert.Salazar said before being diagnosed, she was bloated, had severe cramps and was experiencing hip pains.
“Unfortunately for ovarian cancer, there’s no good way to screen for it, meaning to try and detect it early,” Lyons said. “Typically, people aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has already spread from their pelvis up to their upper abdomen.” UT Health reports that women who are middle-aged or older, who have a close family member who has had ovarian cancer, those with an Eastern European or Ashkenazi Jewish background, or someone who has never given birth or has had trouble getting pregnant are most at risk.
“Without having that actual tissue, we don’t have a diagnosis yet,” Lyons said. “I like to tell my patients, let’s just take it one step at a time.”
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