WORLD OVARIAN CANCER DAY

The theme for this year is "No Woman Left Behind", which further aims to increase awareness of the value of early detection, symptom recognition, and screening, particularly among women in developing and middle-income nations.

World Ovarian Cancer Day is marked on May 8th annually to bring attention to this disease. The purpose of the day is to inform people about the signs, danger signs, and ways to avoid contracting this deadly illness.

The first World Ovarian Cancer Day was established in 2013 by Target Ovarian Cancer, the largest cancer charity in the world, to support women receiving treatment and raise money for life-saving research. Since its founding in 2008, the charity has grown in recognition. Target Ovarian Cancer has partnered with more than one hundred ovarian cancer charities to support World Ovarian Cancer Day, which is now observed in more than 32 countries.

A cell growth that develops in the ovaries is called ovarian cancer. The cells can invade and obliterate healthy body tissue and multiply quickly.

Symptoms of ovarian cancer may include bloating or swelling in the abdomen, having a quick feeling of fullness after eating, loss of weight, discomfort around the pelvis, fatigue, backache, constipation and other changes to bowel habits, and a persistent urge to urinate.

Doctors have identified factors that can raise the risk of the disease, but the exact cause of ovarian cancer is unknown. According to them, the development of DNA mutations occurs in cells within or close to the ovaries, which is how ovarian cancer develops. A mass (tumour) of cancer cells is formed as a result of the changes, which instruct the cells to grow and multiply rapidly. During the time that healthy cells would die, cancer cells survive. They have the ability to spread (metastasize) to different body parts by invading the tissues around the initial tumour and separating from it.