Lives 'Could Be Saved' with Earlier Diagnosis

The JournalJune 27, 2011

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THE lives of 500 women could be saved every year if they received an earlier diagnosis for ovarian cancer, campaigners say.

The disease has the second highest rate of late diagnosis of any cancer, after pancreatic cancer, and one in three women is only diagnosed after admission to A&E. The charity Target Ovarian Cancer is calling on the Government to improve early diagnosis through a national awareness campaign, and for GPs to carry out easy checks on women with symptoms.

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Lives 'Could Be Saved' with Earlier Diagnosis

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