Silent Cancers that Kill women
By lelin1123
@lelin1123 (15594)
Puerto Rico
May 3, 2010 1:31pm CST
I was watching Doctor Oz today and it was discussing the above topic. I wanted to share with my friends on Mylot to keep you alert and aware of the symptoms of the different cancers that can happen to us. 
The silent cancers that kill women are Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Esophageal Cancer.
The symptoms of Ovarian Cancer are the following.
1. Bloating
2. Feeling Full quickly
3. Stomach Pain
4. Frequent urination
The Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
1. Back pain
2. Losing weight
3. Jaundice
4. Fat in Stool/Pale color Stool
5. Nausea
The Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer
1. Acid Reflux
2. Difficulty in swallowing
3. heart burning feeling
4. weight loss
The risk factors for ovarian and Esophageal cancers are
1. Obesity
The risk factors for Ovarian cancer
1. A history of it on Mom and Dad side of the family
2. 1st degree relative getting it younger then 50 years of age
The risk factors for Pancreatic cancer
1. smoking
2. African American Ethnicity
Reduce Risk Factor for Ovarian cancer
1. Taking Oral contraceptives for at least 5 years
The silent cancers that kill women are Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Esophageal Cancer.
The symptoms of Ovarian Cancer are the following.
1. Bloating
2. Feeling Full quickly
3. Stomach Pain
4. Frequent urination
The Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
1. Back pain
2. Losing weight
3. Jaundice
4. Fat in Stool/Pale color Stool
5. Nausea
The Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer
1. Acid Reflux
2. Difficulty in swallowing
3. heart burning feeling
4. weight loss
The risk factors for ovarian and Esophageal cancers are
1. Obesity
The risk factors for Ovarian cancer
1. A history of it on Mom and Dad side of the family
2. 1st degree relative getting it younger then 50 years of age
The risk factors for Pancreatic cancer
1. smoking
2. African American Ethnicity
Reduce Risk Factor for Ovarian cancer
1. Taking Oral contraceptives for at least 5 years4 people like this
5 responses
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
4 May 10
That is a different approach and a good one. The more you think positive the better for you then worrying. Worrying can cause diseases to manifest in your body.
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@kenchiprincess (5296)
• Philippines
4 May 10
Hi lelin, thanks so much for sharing. the more we are aware of it the more we become careful. At time we may think that everything is okay with our body without knowing it that it is already at its worst, especially if we don't feel any symptoms or pain. It really pays off to have an annual check-up or to under go test to ensure everything is okay. Remember prevention is better than cure. Thanks again.
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@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
4 May 10
You are welcomed and you are so right prevention is better then the cure.
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@Autumnrose2008 (1478)
• United States
3 May 10
I have to say thank you for posting this info. Many women dont ever realize that there is a problem till its too late. As a ovarian cancer survivor I can say that sometimes even the symptoms dont show up till its too late. Had my daughter not jumped on me causing a growth to rupture sending me to the hospital I never would have known. There is a test you can get done now that will tell you if you have the markers in your blood for ovarian cancer. The only down side is that its very expensive and most insurance companies do not cover the test. I would recommend that every woman get it done regardless of the cost. Its the best way to be prepared.
Once again thanks for posting this info.
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@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
3 May 10
You are quite welcomed and I'm so happy you found out before it was to late. What I don't understand is why would insurance companies not cover a test that could save so many. Just goes to show how insurance companies don't care about us at all. They only care about money. 
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
3 May 10
Thank you for posting this. It's good to know these things. It's all very interesting, especially that last one about taking oral contraceptives to reduce the risk factor of Ovarian Cancer. I sure didn't know that. I took oral contraceptives for several years but I don't remember how many. This was before my hysterectomy and I took them because I had endometriosis.
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@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
4 May 10
Your welcome. I hope you are in good health now. I had heard about the oral contraceptives years ago and I'm happy that I had taken them for awhile, for both preventing pregnancy and then going thru pre-menapause.
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@angelajoy (1825)
• Philippines
4 May 10
Can oral contraceptives really prevent ovarian cancer? I used to take contraceptives, but I stopped because someone told me that it could later make it difficult for me to get pregnant. Do you know if this is true? Thanks for informing us about the symptoms of cancer. I bet other women here wouldn't be so happy because now they would be paranoid and keep thinking that they have the symptoms. 
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
4 May 10
I guess it could be difficult depending on how long you were taking the contraceptives. You would have to ask a professional about that. I know once I had my two girls I started on the contraceptives and took them for a long time. Then I stopped and started again when I was started with premenapausal. It helped control heavy bleeding. Now I'm free and clear of periods and contraceptives and very happy.
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