There is no protocol for ovarian cancer. Is this true?

According to Gene Wilder who established the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Ctr in NYC there is still no protocol for ovarian cancer. Usually, a diagnosis signals morbidity. Why haven't we developed a protocol for ovarian cancer?

i was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004, i was 26 yrs old. it sucks to know that i had soooo many symptoms of ovarian cancer, but they were easily disregarded as gastrointestinal problems. i wish i would have done my research. it is true....no protocol. the best thing women can do is have regular check ups with themselves! pay attention to your body! know the signs! bloating, cramping, abd pain, fullness, pain, these are all symptoms that i was having. patients who have them should see their GYN and have a vaginal ultrasound. that is the only thing that can detect it. paps do nothing. i had a pap done 3 weeks before i found out i had it, and the pap was normal.

in my opinion, i feel vaginal ultrasounds plus a complete questionnaire should be done on yearly visits just to make it aware what the signs and symptoms of ov ca are. some patients have the symptoms and over look them for yrs.

I don't know why there is 'no protocol'- it may be that there are several protocols that are being used with varying sucsess. When I did my reserach at UCSF on ovarain cancer, there was a protocol lined out for each staging of the disease.

But- early diagnosis can mean life. I am a 10 year ovarian cancer/chemo survivor.

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