2023-05-07 00:00:15
- Tumors in women under the age of 50 have increased exponentially over the past 20 years.
- 5% of the diagnoses of germinal ovarian cancer appear in adolescents and young women.
- Ovarian cancer is currently up to three times more lethal than breast cancer.
Until a few years ago it was believed that tumors were exclusive to adults. As time has passed, he has observed that this is not the case and there are several reasons behind this phenomenon. One of the main ones is the transformation in the lifestyle of millions of people. Therefore, more and more cases of ovarian cancer occur at an early age.
When you are young you feel indestructible because the body recovers quickly from physical wear, viral diseases, fatigue, scrapes and/or scratches, among other aspects. Chronic diseases or those that develop due to various factors are seldom taken into account, unless one was born with one or it was diagnosed in childhood.
For the above, many times millennials tend to trust their state of healththey postpone and do not consider routine medical check-ups, which are known to be life-saving, necessary.
Now, a common misconception about cancer is associating it with a family history. Although sometimes it can be hereditary, it is rarely taken into account that there are other factors that can cause the body to develop the disease.
Warning signs that should not be ignored
Although being an adult is one of the main risks, there are also others such as being overweight, endometriosis, early menstrual age and not having had a pregnancy before the age of 35 related to ovarian cancer.
It is now known that the incidence of cancer among women under 50 years of age has increased in the last 20 years. While gynecological and hematological cancers are the main causes of death from tumors in young women.
In most cases it is usually detected incidentally when performing a routine gynecological or ultrasound exam, and, having non-specific symptoms, it is mainly associated initially with other gastrointestinal or genitourinary diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, urinary tract infections; This is why 75% of ovarian epithelial cancer is diagnosed in advanced stages.
Main types of ovarian cancer
Given the above, there are two main types of ovarian cancer such as epithelial (CEO), which represents between 85-90% of cases, and germinal (CGO), which represent less than 2% of all ovarian cancers. and with a propensity to appear in women between the ages of 20 and 30.
“Although some of the symptoms can be quite general, the most important thing will always be to raise awareness regarding the importance of routine check-ups, such as visiting the gynecologist from a young age, with the aim that, if at any time detects any anomaly it can be diagnosed, attended to and treated on time. The culture of prevention and timely diagnosis are crucial”, highlighted Dr. Sigfrido Rangel, Medical Director of GSK Mexico.
Due to all of the above, the maximum indication is to go regularly to medical consultations. Only in this way can diseases be identified from their early stages in order to start treatment immediately. Being young is a privilege, but by no means should one fall into the error of thinking that it offers immunity against diseases.
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