raising on the International Day of Ovarian Cancer
Specialists in gynecological oncology have confirmed that tumors that affect the ovaries (benign - and non-benign) may affect women of all ages, and most cases that are diagnosed are at a later age after menopause.
Prof. Dr. Khaled Seet, head of the gynecological oncology unit at the University Hospital, explained some facts, which are that there are women who have a susceptibility to ovarian cancer, and the symptoms are continuous and worsening with time, and that the discovery of cancer at an early stage increases the chance of a full recovery and survival from it. Factors that help in ovarian cancer, which are as follows: (10% genetic factors - breast and colon cancer - aging - infertility).
And based on the start of encouraging the spreading of awareness-raising culture and considering that (May 8) is the international day that health organizations take to raise awareness against ovarian cancer, cooperation has been made between the team of the Gynecological Oncology Unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital and the Central Laboratory (Ginaty) and the participation of a volunteer team of college students Medicine: (Israa Abd al-Karim al-Harbi - Tasnim Medhat Karoub - Rafal Abbas al-Arri - Maram Khaled Sit - Lina Sami Abd al-Badi '') in reviving this day by holding an awareness campaign entitled (With the firmness we live “and with awareness we live and live”) on Tuesday morning, Shaban 22 1439 AH corresponding to May 8, 2018 AD at the main entrance of the hospital.
This day also approved the inauguration of the opening of the Clinical Genetic Counseling Clinic for Ovarian Cancer under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Khaled Seet and Dr. Nisreen Anfnan. This clinic aims to provide advice on prevention and treatment methods for women carrying the BRCA 1 - BRCA 2 genes (with ovarian cancer patients from The first degree), and to know these results is through the central laboratory (my genetics).
The date of the clinic was set by the members of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department every Thursday from (09:00 in the morning) until (12:00 in the evening), at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
The day was also filled with the presence of: His Excellency Dr. Osama Bajwa, Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, and the Head of the Operations Department Dr. Amr Hamdy, and with the honor of: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al-Qahtani, Director of the Center for Research Excellence in Medical Genomics, and Prof. Dr. Adel Abu Zinada, Deputy Director of the Center of Excellence for Research in Genomic Medical Sciences, and a large number of consultants and faculty members who have expressed their admiration, support and eagerness to raise awareness.
Within the scope of this day, Dr. Nisreen Anfnan reported to women the symptoms indicating the risk of ovarian cancer, such as: (flatulence - a sense of rapid satiety - pain in the abdomen and pelvis - a constant feeling of urination - a sense of fatigue - disturbances in the menstrual cycle - back pain - pain during Sexual intercourse - constipation - stomach pain.
