In early 2021, Joss Cook began to suffer from abdominal pain, swelling, needed to urinate and felt quickly full of food – the major symptoms of ovarian cancer.

57 -year -old Kesagrev, Safok met a doctor, who initially thought he had irritable bowel syndrome.

Months later, after A&E was sent by his GP, he came to know of cancer.

According to Cancer Research UK, about 7,500 women detect ovarian cancer every year in the UK and are the sixth most common cancer in women.

Mrs. Cook is trying to raise more awareness about the symptoms of the disease during the cancer awareness month of the ovarian awareness.

“I will just come at the age of 50 and I was starting to keep these pain down for menopause, I thought what was my uncomfortable belly,” Mrs. Cook explained.

“I was still doing period regularly and I had some very bad cramps so I thought, ‘Nothing seems right’.”

Symptoms of Mrs. Cook deteriorated in the next months: her appetite “reduced”, she needed to urinate more and by September 2021 her stomach distorted to the point that she looked pregnant.

The test by his GP failed to identify the issue, so he was sent to A&E.

“I was taken for a CT scan at around 02:00 am,” said Mrs. Cook.

“07:00, 08:00, the advisor came around and said: ‘I am really sorry to tell you, you have found two tumors and we need to operate.”

“They removed two tumors – a 15 cm and a 25 cm – then I had a full hysterectomy and a deballing process.”

Mrs. Cook is clear about her cancer since her treatment and she explained that being positive during full experience helped her.

He believed that he first had a CA125 blood test – CA125 is a protein in the blood and may be raised in women with some types of ovarian cancer – maybe they may have been diagnosed soon.

Cancer Research Along with the UK, NHS stated that blood tests were not completely reliable as some women suffering from cancer have a normal CA 125 levels, while others can also increase the level of pregnancy and ovulation.

Sudbury, Morin Clarke of Suffolk detected an ovarian cancer of 65 years of age in late 2022.

38 -year -old Angel Clarke from his daughter -in -law, Anges, Essex said that Maorn initially saw that his stomach was “pop out”.

He visited his GP and performed a CA125 blood test, detected high levels of protein and doubt of ovarian cancer before her diagnosis.

Mrs. Clarke said that the whole family was “distraught”.

“She was a healthy, fit and active person months away from retirement,” she said. “It caught everything.”

After several chemotherapy rounds, Mareen performed a hysterctomy and debuling process in April 2023, stating that “really well” went away.

A small amount of cancer on his bowel was released by the surgeons because it could not be reached.

In early 2020, Katy Stephenson, 50, acquitted from St. Edmunds, Safok, saw that he came to know the symptoms that were signs of ovarian cancer.

Doctors earlier suspected that she was perimenopose or had a mild infection in the trials, but no follow -up.

Six months later, he was detected of cancer when doctors treated her for appendicitis and found a mass in her left fallopian tube.

He said, “I had symptoms and I am very worried, bothering me (that) I was not sent for CA125 blood test … which was never a flag for me,” he said.

“I was surprised. I was on my own because it was Kovid and you could only go to appointments on your own, so it was all very difficult.”

Mrs. Stephenson started chemotherapy before being a full hysterectomy.

“I was lucky in the sense that it was a platform when I was first diagnosed, so I was told that I could be corrected – and I was for a year,” he continued.

“Unfortunately it spread to my stomach cavity … now it’s incurable.”

Mrs. Stephenson has treated more and is on a maintenance drug that has kept them stable for about two years.

“Some days are better than others, but you never get away from the fact that maintenance drug is going to stop working at some point and the cancer is going to come back,” he said.

Mrs. Stephenson believed that the first CA125 test could have made a quick diagnosis and encouraged people to “advocate” themselves in GP.

“You have to push,” he said. “If they brush you as I was, then go to know what your symptoms are, knowing what it could potentially be, and the fact that you need to ask for CA125 blood test.”

Dr. Edward Morris, Regional Medical Director of NHS England and Chief Clinical Information Officer for the East of England, said that it is “checked as soon as possible” with the symptoms of cancer.

“So, if you often feel bloated or you often feel quick after eating – or have any other unusual symptoms – while it is unlikely to have an ovarian cancer, it is important that you come forward and contact your GP practice for an appointment,” he said.

According to NHS, there is no national ovarian cancer screening program, not a test that can reliably lift it in the initial stage.

The NHS stated that a GP would usually conduct a CA 125 test for those who experience frequent and persistent symptoms of cancer, but other tests will be required for diagnosis.

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