NHS surgeon warns symptoms of common cancer you should never ignore

An NHS surgeon has issued signs and symptoms to ticker for that mightiness bespeak you person cancer. In a TikTok video shared done the University of Birmingham's authoritative account, @unibirmingham, the aesculapian adept stresses the value of aboriginal detection.

Sudha Sundar, Professor of Gynae Cancer and NHS Consultant Gynaecological Cancer Surgeon, highlighted the accrued hazard of ovarian crab arsenic women acquisition menopause and stressed 'red flags' for aboriginal ovarian crab detection. Sundar states successful the clip: "Over 300,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian crab each twelvemonth crossed the globe. We cognize that 90% of women volition past ovarian crab if this is diagnosed astatine an aboriginal stage, astatine signifier 1."

She continues, emphasising punctual action: "So it is truly important that women enactment connected their symptoms. If you are an older pistillate and you're having bloating, truthful your tummy feels truly full" past this is simply a cardinal sign.

Adding further details, she says: "If you're feeling rather afloat erstwhile you eat. If you person tons of unit symptoms connected your bladder truthful you consciousness similar you privation to wee much often oregon unfastened your bowels much often oregon you person tummy symptom oregon tummy discomfort that's caller for you, that is persistent, implicit a month, past delight spell spot your GP."

Professor Sundar further says that it is truly important you don't hold astir and alternatively spot your doc ASAP. She says your "GP volition beryllium capable to bash immoderate precise elemental tests similar a humor trial oregon an ultrasound and this whitethorn assistance to find retired if determination is thing suspicious going connected with you."

To summarise her points, you should sojourn your GP if:

• You acquisition bloating
• You're feeling rather afloat erstwhile you eat
• You consciousness unit connected your bladder
• You request to pee more
• You request to poo more
• You person tummy symptom oregon tummy discomfort that's caller for you and lasts for implicit a month

What are the different symptoms of ovarian cancer?

Other symptoms of ovarian crab according to the NHS tin include:

• indigestion
• constipation oregon diarrhoea
• back pain
• feeling bushed each the time
• losing value without trying
• bleeding from the vagina aft the menopause

What volition hap astatine my GP appointment?

If determination are signs of cancer, you whitethorn get an urgent referral for much tests oregon to spot a specializer successful hospital. The NHS notes that "this does not decidedly mean you person cancer." The introspection whitethorn involve:

• gently putting a smooth, tube-shaped instrumentality (a speculum) into your vagina truthful they tin spot wrong this area
• pressing connected your tummy and wrong your vagina, to cheque for lumps oregon tender oregon sore areas

NHS approved ways to get assistance and support

Cancer Research UK

Information and enactment for anyone affected by cancer.

• Website: www.cancerresearchuk.org
• Nurse helpline: 0808 800 4040
• Cancer Research UK: inquire a caregiver service
• Cancer Research UK: online crab chat forum
• Cancer Research UK: find a objective proceedings service

Marie Curie

Care and enactment for anyone affected by a terminal illness.

• Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk
• Helpline: 0800 090 2309
• Marie Curie: diligent services

Ovacome

Information and enactment for anyone affected by ovarian cancer.

• Website: www.ovacome.org.uk
• Ovacome: enactment for LGBTQ+ people
• Ovacome: enactment successful different languages
• Helpline: 07503 682 311 oregon Freephone 0800 008 7054
• Text and WhatsApp: 07503 682 311
• Ovacome: online forum
• E-mail: support@ovacome.org.uk

Target Ovarian cancer

Information and enactment for anyone affected by ovarian cancer.

• Website: www.targetovariancancer.org.uk
• Helpline: 020 7923 5475
• Target Ovarian Cancer: online interaction form
• Email: support@targetovariancancer.org.uk

Eve Appeal

Information and enactment for anyone affected by cervical, ovarian, vaginal, vulval and womb cancers.

• Website: www.eveappeal.org.uk
• Ask Eve Nurse Information Service

Maggie's Centres

Practical, affectional and societal enactment for anyone affected by cancer.

• Website: www.maggies.org
• Helpline: 0300 123 1801
• Maggie's Centres

Macmillan Cancer Support

Information and enactment for anyone affected by cancer.

• Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
• Helpline: 0808 808 00 00
• Macmillan Cancer Support: enactment enactment service
• Macmillan Cancer Support: online ovarian crab forum
• Macmillan Cancer Support: find section enactment services