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No one knows your body like you do.

Can you name any symptom of ovarian cancer?

If you can’t, you’re not alone.

roll your mouse over each image to discover the symptoms of ovarian cancer

A National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre survey has shown that one in five Australian women can’t name one symptom of ovarian cancer.

The survey of over 2000 women revealed over 60 per cent of Australian women still believe an abnormal Pap test is a sign of ovarian cancer. Yet a Pap test is designed to detect cervical cancer.... more »

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View the Ovarian cancer awareness campaign television commercial »

Learn the key facts about ovarian cancer

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Clinical Update – Ovarian Cancer is the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre's (NBOCC) newsletter that helps clinicians to keep up-to-date with research evidence that could affect clinical practice in Australia.

February 2008 - Issue 5 available now -
Annual surveillance by CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound for ovarian cancer in both high-risk and population risk women is ineffective with commentary by Associate Professor David Allen
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Foreign Language Translations

NBOCC has also made this resource available in other languages. They may be viewed online in pdf format, and printed versions and may be ordered free of charge from NBOCC.

		中文	Chinese (335kb)
		اللغة العربيّة	Arabic (236kb pdf)
		Ελληνικά	Greek (193kb pdf)
		Italiano	Italian (202kb pdf)
		Tiếng Việt	Vietnamese (108kb pdf)

Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPs

The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre’s Ovarian Cancer Program has developed a resource to help GPs assess the vague early warning signs of ovarian cancer. The new guide Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer provides GPs with a step-by-step process to follow in the investigation of symptoms.

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The CA125 test and Ovarian cancer

This information to help you to understand more about the CA125 test... more »

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Epithelial ovarian cancer – Understanding your diagnosis and treatment

The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre's Ovarian Cancer Program has developed a national consumer guide for women with ovarian cancer.

The guide includes easy to understand information, personal perspectives from women with ovarian cancer and examples of questions women may wish to ask their doctor.

The guide was developed by a multidisciplinary working group with input from women with ovarian cancer, their partners and carers.

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Ovarian cancer statistics

The latest data on ovarian cancer in Australia... more »

If after reading the information on this site you still have questions about Ovarian Cancer, please contact the Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20 or speak to your doctor.