Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Target Ovarian Cancer finds that GPs miss nearly half of ovarian cancer cases 

Target Ovarian Cancer finds that GPs miss nearly half of ovarian cancer cases Almost half of women with ovarian cancer were initially misdiagnosed, a charity has found.

And four in ten patients with the cancer said their symptoms were not taken seriously by dismissive GPs.

Research found that women were ‘dying needlessly’ because they were fobbed off by doctors who attributed symptoms to other issues such as digestion problems, the menopause or stress. The Daily Mail

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