Each year around 7,400 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK, making it the sixth most common cancer in women, according to Cancer Research UK.
Ovarian cancer is more common in older women over the age of 50, but anyone can get the disease and there are certain risk factors that can increase the chances of developing it, including smoking and medical conditions such as endometriosis as well as diabetes.
Experts say the biggest issue with this type of cancer is that currently more than 75 percent of cases are diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer has already spread into the abdomen or beyond, and while treatments have significantly improved, a later diagnosis does mean that survival rates are lower.
