Ovarian cancer is the deadliest women’s cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of only 44%

Each day in Australia, four women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three will die from the disease. That’s one woman every eight hours!

Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA) is the only ovarian cancer organisation that provides direct support services for women and their families living with ovarian cancer in Australia. 

There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer so the best way of detecting the disease is to know and recognise the symptoms which most commonly include: abdominal or pelvic pain, increased abdominal size or persistent abdominal bloating, the need to urinate often or urgently, or feeling full after eating a small amount. 

If these symptoms are new for women and they experience one or more of them persistently over a four-week period, they should consult their GP.