title: Ovarian cancer: be alert to the symptoms and give women a fighting chance.
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.
authors.affiliation: Target Ovarian Cancer, London.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tate
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D015996:Survival Rate; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014930:Women / Q000193:education*