Overview
- ITV’s Dr Amir Khan advises people over 35 to see a GP if unexplained symptoms last about three weeks, echoing NHS guidance to get checked early.
- Common early signs include persistent bloating, pelvic or tummy pain, feeling full quickly, loss of appetite, and needing to pee more often.
- Experts say the key warning is persistence or a clear change from your normal pattern because symptoms often resemble IBS or menopause.
- There is no population screening for ovarian cancer, and CA-125 blood tests and pelvic ultrasound are not reliable for routine use.
- Cancer Research UK notes the disease can affect women, transgender men, and non-binary people assigned female at birth, and risk rises with age and BRCA1/2 genes.