B is for Bloating (it is persistent and doesn't come and go)
E is for Eating (difficulty eating & feeling full more quickly)
A is for Abdominal (and pelvic pain you feel most days)
T is for Talking (tell your GP)
For the first time, under the BEAT Ovarian Cancer campaign, launched today, charities across the English-speaking world are coming together to shout down the myth that this is a “silent killer”.
The partner charities involved in the BEAT International Coalition group are: Ovarian Cancer Australia; Silver Ribbon Foundation, New Zealand; Ovarian Cancer Canada and Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (US).
We, and our partner charities internationally, think there is not enough being done to tell women about the early signs of the fifth most common female cancer – ovarian cancer.
Ovacome, and our partner charities internationally, will use the BEAT acronym to help spread the word about the main symptoms of ovarian cancer.
In survey results released today, (March 1, 2010) 87%* of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer didn’t know the symptoms of the disease and a third hadn’t even heard of it.
Launching the BEAT Ovarian Cancer campaign - that aims to make every woman in the UK aware of the symptoms - Ovacome Chief Executive, Louise Bayne, said: “In the last 20 years, there has been a transformation in the way ovarian cancer is treated - but public awareness of the symptoms has not kept up with this medical progress.
“Women are becoming more aware of other common female cancers and how to spot them – but ovarian cancer has been left behind.
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