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. 2013 Feb 19;13:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-13-8

Table 2.

Responses to the question ‘What symptoms would make you consider ovarian cancer as a possible diagnosis?’

Symptom Yes definitely Probably Possibly Very unlikely No
Abdominal pain
49 (21.5)
51 (23.3)
118 (51.8)
9 (3.9)
1 (0.4)
Bloating (<50 years)
35 (15.8)
38 (17.2)
110 (49.8)
36 (16.3)
2 (0.9)
Bloating (>50 years)
105 (46.1)
64 (28.1)
55 (24.1)
4 (1.8)
0
Abdominal distension (intermittent)
25 (11.2)
43 (19.2)
111 (49.6)
43 (19.2)
2 (0.9)
Abdominal distension (persistent)
144 (63.7)
51 (22.6)
31 (13.7)
0
0
Abdominal mass/swelling
148 (64.9)
52 (22.8)
25 (11.0)
3 (1.3)
0
Pelvic mass/swelling
194 (85.5)
25 (11.0)
7 (3.1)
1 (0.4)
0
Urinary frequency/urgency
26 (11.4)
52 (9.6)
119 (52.2)
29 (12.7)
2 (0.9)
Abnormal vaginal bleeding (pre/perimenopause)
31 (13.6)
47 (20.6)
96 (42.1)
50 (21.9)
4 (1.8)
Postmenopausal bleeding
38 (16.7)
33 (14.5)
97 (42.7)
51 (22.5)
8 (3.5)
Rectal bleeding
2 (0.9)
6 (2.7)
61 (27.0)
135 (59.7)
22 (9.7)
Loss of appetite
47 (20.7)
61 (26.9)
101 (44.5)
16 (7.0)
2 (0.9)
Unexplained weight loss 83 (36.4) 60 (26.3) 80 (35.1) 3 (1.3) 2 (0.9)